Meghan Kearney	Alyssa Fania
Kathleen Keale	Krista Mundy

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DALLAS, Pa.—The University of Scranton field hockey team extended one streak but had another one broken Tuesday evening against Misericordia University at Anderson Field.

The Royals won their sixth straight game, 2-1, but their consecutive streak of not allowing a goal was snapped at 445 minutes when Misericordia senior midfielder Emily Hegner (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) deflected in a shot on a penalty corner in the 58th minute of the second half. Prior to Hegner’s goal, Scranton hadn’t allowed a goal since the 34-minute mark of the first half of last year’s Landmark Conference championship game against Catholic University in Washington, DC.

Nevertheless, Scranton is now 6-0 for the second straight season and can set a new record for best start in school history with a win Saturday at Arcadia.

Junior midfielder Meghan Kearney (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara) scored her first goal of the season in the 16th minute on a scramble following a penalty corner and senior Alyssa Fania (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) converted a penalty stroke early in the second half for the Royals, who held an 18-8 advantage in shots.

The Cougars, now 3-3, nearly got on the scoreboard first, but Royal senior midfielder Kathleen Keale (Wall, NJ/Wall) came up with a defensive save to end the scoring threat.  Scranton senior goalkeeper Krista Mundy (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) finished with four saves to pick up her sixth win of the season and the 23rd of her career.

Fania’s goal was her eighth of the season and the 31st of her career and moves into a tie for fifth-place with Ronnie Pratt (31 goals, 1979-1980) on the Royals’ all-time list.

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