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Bridget Abraldes
Timmy Drewes
6
Winner Scranton SCRANTON (12-2, 3-1)
1
Goucher GOUCHER (6-7, 1-3)
Winner
Scranton SCRANTON
(12-2, 3-1)
6
Final
1
Goucher GOUCHER
(6-7, 1-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Scranton SCRANTON 1 1 1 3 6
Goucher GOUCHER 0 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Strong Second Half Leads Field Hockey Past Goucher, 6-1

Article Courtesy of Sports Information Intern, Vin Rinella

TOWSON, MD – A big second half performance propelled The University of Scranton field hockey team to a victory over Goucher College by a score of 6-1 on Saturday afternoon at Beldon Field.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Scranton 6, Goucher 1
  • Records: Scranton (12-2, 3-1 LC); Goucher (6-7, 1-3 LC)
  • The Royals are now 18-0 against Goucher all time. 

How it Happened

  • Graduate student Katie Redding got the scoring started for the Royals, taking a rebound off the stick of senior Reagan Dolan and finding the back of the cage, giving Scranton the 1-0 lead. 
  • In the sixth minute of the second quarter, it was once again Dolan who this time fired a crosser into the circle where graduate student Bridget Abraldes was positioned to redirect the shot past the keeper to extend the Royals lead to two goals.
  • Goucher got on the board in the opening minutes of the third quarter when Camden West snuck a shot past senior goalie Julie Rogel to cut the Royals lead to 2-1.
  • With 3:42 left to play in the third quarter, graduate student Elle Collins redirected a pass from Dolan into the cage on a corner attempt, extending the Royals lead back to two goals.
  • Scranton added another goal within the first two minutes of the fourth quarter. Redding passed from the center of the circle backward to Dolan, who buried the shot from the top of the circle to put the Royals ahead 4-1.
  • The Royals continued to add on in the fourth. This time it was Redding taking the ball into the circle through traffic and finding her classmate Abraldes, who scored her second goal of the day to make it 5-1.
  • The Royals scored their sixth and final goal of the game late in the fourth quarter. When senior Kaitlyn McNamara poked in a pass from classmate Abbie Hoyle for the score. This was the first career goal for McNamara.

Top Performers

  • Abraldes led the team with two goals.
  • Dolan recorded a career-high three assists, while also scoring one goal.
  • Redding scored one goal and registered two assists.

Inside the Box Score

  • Scranton held a convincing 33-7 advantage in shots and a 19-5 edge in shots on goal.
  • The Royals held a 15-4 edge in corner attempts.

Up Next
The Royals are back in action Tuesday evening against Wilkes at Schmidt Stadium in Wilkes-Barre, PA with action slated to begin at 7:00 PM. 

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