Five Wins on Wednesday

Five Wins on Wednesday

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St. John Fisher 2, Wells 0
Junior Stacie Skidmore scored the game's only two goals to help lift the St. John Fisher College (4-4) field hockey team to a 2-0 win over host Wells College on Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore goalie Danielle Famolaro stopped four shots.

Fisher took the lead for good less than five minutes into the game, as Skidmore scored off a pass from Marissa Vedella. Midway through the second half, Skidmore scored her third goal of the year with sophomore Elizabeth Cusack assisting on the play.

Elmira 3, Keystone 2
The Elmira College field hockey team (1-4, 0-2 E8) picked up a 3-2 win over Keystone College today. Ashley Palmer '16 picked up two goals while Lauren Thomas '14 stopped 12 shots in today's victory.
 
The Soaring Eagles came into the game ready to play as Palmer put the ball into the back of the net just two minutes into the game. The Giants didn't take long to retaliate as a couple minutes later Christina Nevers '14 shot the ball towards the net and Jessica Fusco '14 was able to redirect the ball past Thomas.
 
The game would remain tied going into half-time, but once again the Purple and Gold came out with energy as Palmer would score her second goal of the game just under two minutes into the second half when she flicked the ball over the goalies pads. With just under five minutes left in the game Caitlin Sickau '16 put a shot towards the net with Alli Gilbert '16 posting up close to the goal to tip the ball past the net-minder to give the EC women a two-goal lead. Keystone wouldn't go down easy as Katie Darling '14 was able to rifle the ball past Thomas off a pass from Kelsey Drozda '14 with under a minute remaining. Elmira was able to hold off Keystone in the final minute to pick up the win.

Stevens 7, Cabrini 3
Senior forward Marguerite Chavez scored four goals to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team to a 7-3 win over Cabrini College Wednesday night at the De Baun Athletic Complex in Hoboken, N.J.
  
After a slow start, Stevens grabbed a stranglehold of the possession and field position, generating quality chances at will via its attack and on penalty corners.
 
Chavez and fellow senior and sister Rachel Chavez hooked up for a picture-perfect score in the 21st minute. Freshman Nolie Prouty picked up a loose ball and knifed down the middle of the field before finding Rachel Chavez in stride near the top of the circle. She dribbled all the way down to the left side of the goal before crossing from the end line to Marguerite Chavez in front who directed it in.
 
Moments later, Stevens went up 2-0 after a penalty corner. On the play, Marguerite Chavez inserted to senior Megan Traub, who then played give-and-go with sophomore midfielder Erin Silvestri. Traub received a pass before finding senior back Grace Ridge 10-yards out in the middle of the circle for a shot that deflected into the upper-portion of the goal. It was Ridge's second marker of the year and Traub's fourth helper.
 
The lead swelled to 3-0 at 26:51 of the first when Marguerite Chavez converted a penalty stroke for her sixth of the year and second of the day.
 
Despite the early deficit, Cabrini scored once near the end of the first half and again on a stroke 17 seconds into the second to trim the Ducks lead to one at 3-2.
 
Stevens rebounded, slowing the Cavalier momentum, and eventually extending its lead back to two goals with a marvelous individual score from Marguerite Chavez. On the play, sophomore forward Dailyn Brook shot up the left side and hit Chavez with a pass. The senior then sliced through four Cabrini defenders, angling across the circle to her right and ripping a perfect shot back across the goal into the lower-left corner for her third of the contest.
 
The Cavaliers came back once again to make it a 4-3 game with 15:06 remaining on the back of junior forward Karlie Gruccio's second goal of the game, but Chavez's remarkable night continued as the veteran netted her fourth goal of the game thanks to assists from senior back Grace Ridge and Silvestri. The play started with Chavez inserting on a penalty corner to Ridge. Ridge used a nifty fake before leaving a pass for Silvestri who then one-timed a shot at the left post that Chavez re-directed in.
 
With some insurance and time running out, Stevens tacked on a pair of tallies off the stick of Brook. The first came on a corner and was assisted by Traub, with the second coming via a deflection.
 
Chavez ended with the second-most points in single-game history, recording eight. She now has eight goals on the season. Brook had two goals and one helper, and Ridge had one goal and one assist. Freshman Emily Stukenborg and sophomore Felicia Heard split the game in goal for the Ducks, each making a pair of saves.
 
Stevens ended with a 29-12 edge in shots and a 15-13 margin in penalty corners. Genevieve Paulin made 12 stops for Cabrini.

Houghton 1, Oswego 0
The Houghton Field Hockey team came out on top against the Lakers of SUNY Oswego, beating them in a close match 1-0 on Wednesday.

The Highlanders produced four shot on goals, while not allowing for even one scoring opportunity for Oswego. Houghton's Tyler Reese scored Houghton's goal; assisted by Maesa Phongsamouth. 

Washington & Jefferson 3, Wilson 1
Freshmen Amanda Steffey and Kelly Knisel scored nine minutes apart to start the second half and fuel Washington & Jefferson's 3-1 field hockey win over Wilson on Wednesday evening at Cameron Stadium. 

The Presidents (7-3) and Phoenix (3-7) played to a scoreless tie after 35 minutes, but W&J had all seven shots during the opening half. 

Steffey got the scoring going two and a half minutes into the second half off a pass from Knisel.  Nine minutes later, junior Catherine Beaudoin set up Knisel for the Presidents' second goal.  Beaudoin followed 11 minutes later with her sixth goal of the season. 

Wilson ended the shutout bid with 7:14 remaining on a goal by Hillary Swartz.  The Presidents outshot the Phoenix overall by a 21-3 margin.  Sophomore goalie Morgan Brozena made one save and nearly produced her fifth shutout of the season. 

Skidmore 2, Utica 1 (OT)
The Utica College field hockey team had its three-game win streak snapped Wednesday afternoon as it fell to nationally ranked No. 12 Skidmore College, 2-1 in overtime.  Sophomore Colleen Dowling scored the lone goal for Utica, while classmate Kells Casey made 11 saves in the effort.

Skidmore opened the scoring at 25:28 as Sam Skott scored her third of the year on a deflection off Kelly Blackhurst's shot.  Dowling evened the score at 52:59 with her third goal of the year, assisted by Louise Steele-Norton.

Despite pressure from both teams, neither could score the go-ahead, forcing overtime.  Just 5:20 into the extra frame, Skidmore's Jenn Hanks scored off a penalty corner to give the Thoroughbreds the victory.  Blackhurst added her second assist of the day on the game-winner.

Manhattanville 5, Hartwick 0
Hartwick field hockey saw opportunities come and go as visiting Manhattanville held the Hawks scoreless in a 5-0 victory at Wright Stadium on Wednesday night. The loss drops the Hawks to 2-6 on the year while the Valiants improve to 6-4.

Amanda DeChent and Rylee McGuire both had a pair of goals scored for the Valiants. Bregje Smits had one goal.

Both teams had eight shots in the first half. Hartwick's best opportunity to score was in 11th minute when the Hawks were granted a penalty stroke. Kelly Kramer's attempt was turned away by Manhattanville goalie Amy Hilton as the score remained tied at 0-0. DeChent scored to put the Valiants ahead in the 22nd  minute followed by McGuire's score in the 31st minute as the Valiants took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

Manhattanville outshot the Hawks 9-3 in the second half. Hartwick had two shots in the first 6:17 of the period but did not record another one until 42 seconds remained in the contest.  Jessica Ott had three shots to lead 'Wick while Kramer and Sarah Ryan both had a pair.

Jilian Sabatino got the start in goal for Hartwick and had 10 saves. Hilton stopped seven shots for the Valiants.