Bridget Brady	Alyssa Fania	Kathleen Keale
Cassie Mullen	Krista Mundy	Adrianna Napoletano
Jessica Pankey	Maureen Taylor	Michelle Lennon

WASHINGTON, DC—The University of Scranton field hockey team’s 2014 season came to an end Wednesday evening with a 3-0 loss to 7th-ranked Catholic University in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament.

It marks the third time in the league’s eight-year history that the Cardinals have spoiled the Royals’ championship hopes.

Junior forward Hayley Wright (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph’s) led Catholic, now 15-2, with a goal and an assist and senior forward Kim Herman (Havertown, Pa./Country Day Sacred Heart) and freshman back Marisa Martinelli (Eagleville, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) tallied a goal apiece.

The Cardinals, who held a 12-7 advantage in shots, scored twice within a three-minute span midway through the first half to build up a 2-0 halftime lead.  

Defensively, Royal senior goalkeeper Krista Mundy (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) made three saves and got plenty of help from senior back Michelle Lennon (South Walpole, Mass./Walpole) and junior midfielder Meghan Kearney (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara), each of whom came up with a defensive save to stop two other Cardinal scoring opportunities.

With tonight’s loss, the Royals finish the year with a 13-6 record.  The senior class of Alyssa Fania (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon), Maureen Taylor (Sayville, NY/Sayville), Kathleen Keale (Wall, NJ/Wall), Adrianna Napoletano (Scarsdale, NY/Edgemont), Cassie Mullen (Chester Springs, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Bridget Brady (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy), Jessica Pankey (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes), Lennon and Mundy led Scranton to 50 victories over the past four years and four Landmark Conference tournament berths, including an appearance in the championship game in 2013.

Several of the above seniors left their marks on the Royal record book.  Fania is the program’s all-time leader in assists (22), is fourth in total points (104) and tied for fourth in goals (41), while Mullen is tied for 16th in goals (22) and 17th in total points (55).  Keale finished with 12 goals and four assists for 28 total points, which is tied for 38th place on the Royals’ all-time list, while Mundy is second in shutouts (15) and seventh in saves (184).

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