Krista Osborne	Alyssa Fania
Maria Begliomeni	Kathleen Keale
Meghan Kearney	Michelle Lennon
Bridget Brady	Jessica Pankey

Box Score
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)

SCRANTON, Pa.--The University of Scranton field hockey team scored four times in the final eight minutes of play to pull away for a 5-1 victory over Misericordia University Wednesday evening at Fitzpatrick Field.

Sophomore forward Krista Osborne (Blue Bell, Pa./Gwynedd-Mercy) scored two goals, junior midfielder Alyssa Fania (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) finished with a goal and two assists, and junior midfielder Kathleen Keele (Wall, NJ/Wall) and sophomore midfielder Meghan Kearney (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) chipped in a goal apiece as the Royals improved to 2-0 on the season.

Scranton, which held a 25-4 advantage in shots and an 11-8 edge in penalty corners, also received two assists from sophomore back Jessica Pankey (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) and junior Maria Begliomeni (Shickshinny, Pa./Northwest Area) made one save to pick up the victoy in goal.

Misericordia, now 0-2, took a 1-0 lead on its first shot attempt, which came less than five minutes into the first period.  Sophomore forward Lindsay Hischak (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) drilled a shot from the top of the circle past Begliomeni on a ball served from the left sideline by junior forward Hannah Harvey (Chesapeake City, Md./Bohemia Manor).  Hischak's goal was her team-leading second of the season.

From that point on, the Royal back line of Pankey and juniors Bridget Brady (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy) and Michelle Lennon (South Walpole, Mass./Walpole) kept the Cougars in check and allowed just four more shots the rest of the way.

Scranton tied it up in the 22nd minute when Fania drilled a ball from the right sideline that Osborne tipped past Cougar sophomore goalkeeper Angela Pasquini (York Springs, Pa./Bermudian Springs) for her first goal of the season.

Fania had a hand in the Royals' second goal, crossing a ball in front of the Cougar cage in the 62nd minute that Kearney deflected into the right side for what turned out to be the game-winner.

The Royals then added insurance goals by Osborne and Keale in the 64th and 68th minute, both of which were set up by Pankey on penalty corner situations.

Scranton will return to action this Friday, September 5, to take on cross-town rival Marywood University at Pacer Field beginning at 5:00 p.m.

News & Notes:  The Royals have now started a season 2-0 for the third time in the last four years...With a goal and two assists tonight, Fania has moved into a tie for 29th place on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 34 total points (13 goals, 8 assists)...Begliomeni is now 10-5 in her career in goal...Scranton now leads the all-time series with Misericordia, 32-5.

--ROYALS--