Article courtesy of Sports Information Intern, Vin Rinella

SCRANTON, Pa – The University of Scranton field hockey team won its fourth straight game after defeating Stockton University by a score of 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Weiss Field. 

The Basics

• Final Score: Scranton 3, Stockton 2
• Records: Scranton (5-1); Stockton (1-4)
• The win moves Scranton to 6-1 all time against the Ospreys.

How it Happened

• With 4:37 to go in the first, senior Lauren Franco connected with graduate student Bridget Abraldes, who tipped it past Stockton's goalie Erika Roura, giving the Royals the early 1-0 advantage.
• Just two minutes after the Abraldes goal, Stockton responded with the equalizer as Carlee Thompson found the back of the cage to tie the game at one apiece.
• In the middle of the second quarter, the Royals retook the lead when graduate student Katie Redding took a feed from senior Reagan Dolan and buried the shot.
• Scranton added to their lead early in the third quarter when Abraldes and Redding connected again, this time it was Abraldes redirecting a ball from Redding to extend the lead to 3-1.
• With just two seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter, Stockton earned a corner attempt and found the back of the cage on a deflection from Carlee Thompson, but it was not enough as time expired and the Royals hung on to win 3-2.

Top Performers

• Redding registered one assist and one goal, the 57th goal of her career, tying the program record previously set by Denise Atkinson in 1985.
• Abraldes led the team with two goals, her first two goals of the season.
• Franco tallied two assists.
• Senior goalie Julie Rogel made five saves

Inside the Box Score

• Stockton held the 20-18 advantage in shots, but the Royals had the 12-8 edge in shots on goal.
• The Royals held the 15-13 edge in corner attempts.

Up Next

• The Royals are back in action Tuesday night at King's with action slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.

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