Cardinals, Ducks, Pioneers and Hawks Win
ST. JOHN FISHER 2, Ithaca 1
Freshman
Emily Markarian continued her scoring streak and senior
Alexis Zakala scored the game-winner in field hockey's 2-1 victory over visiting Ithaca College on Saturday morning.
It was a tale of two halves, with Fisher dominating in the first and Ithaca taking over in the second. The Bombers outshot the Cardinals 20-16.
Markarian opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, following through on a ricocheted shot to notch her sixth goal of the season. The forward along with
Elizabeth Cusack lead the team in goals.
The Bombers got off to a quick start in the second half. Fisher's Cusack received a green card in the 51st minute, giving the Bombers an advantage. During the penalty, Ithaca's Taylor O'Neil found the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.
With five minutes left in the game, Zakala sealed the win for Fisher with her third goal of the year.
Goalkeeper
Danielle Famolaro made numerous key saves, totaling 11 throughout the full 70 minutes.
STEVENS 4, Houghton 0
Four different players scored goals as the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team improved to 4-4 overall and 1-1 in the Empire 8 with a 4-0 shutout of Houghton College on a perfect Saturday afternoon in Hoboken.
Stevens dominated the first half of play, ending the opening 35 with a 14-2 edge in shots and a 1-0 lead. The Stevens marker came in the 15th minute when sophomore midfielder
Nolie Prouty scored her third goal of the season thanks to an assist from freshman forward
Victoria Alvarez. On the play, junior midfielder
Dailyn Brook ripped a shot that was saved by goalie Elizabeth Piszker. The rebound caromed to Alvarez, who tapped to Prouty on the right post and the second-year Duck punched it home for the goal.
Stevens generated a wealth of chances, some just missing and several being kept out of the back of the net thanks to strong saves from Piszker.
The Ducks also ended the first half with a 9-0 advantage in penalty corners, keeping the ball deep in the Houghton zone for virtually the entire period.
Stevens went on top 2-0 at 49:10 when sophomore
Taylor Welch tallied her fourth marker of the year on the back of assists from Brook and Alvarez. On the play, Brook crossed in front to Alvarez, who touched to Welch on the left post for the goal.
Just 2:50 later, Stevens' lead went to 3-0 when Brook pocketed her sixth of the season via a rebound, and the final tally came 3:37 later when Alvarez put home her team-high seventh after a scramble off the right post following a pair of Piszker saves.
The Ducks finished with a 40-5 margin in shots and a 19-0 edge in penalty corners. Sophomore goalie
Emily Stukenborg made four saves to earn her fourth win of the season, while Alvarez finished with four points. Brook added three for the Ducks in the win. Piszker made 19 stops in the loss for Houghton.
UTICA 8, Elmira 0
Five different players scored at least one goal on the day as the Utica College field hockey team cruised to an 8-0 victory over Elmira College in Empire 8 action Saturday afternoon at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. Senior
Hannah Mackey (Locke, NY/Moravia Central) led the team with three goals on the day.
Mackey netted all three of her goals in the first half to send the Pioneers into halftime with a three-goal cushion. Mackey scored her first of the day at 8:55, assisted by classmate
Chasity Eckert. Eckert and Mackey connected again just four minutes later to give the Pioneers the insurance tally. Mackey now has a conference-best 12 goals and 26 points through six games. She also set a new school-record for game-winning goals in a career (16).
The Pioneers improved to 5-1 overall and remained unbeaten at 2-0 in the Empire 8 headed into a key non-conference contest against nationally-ranked No. 3 Skidmore College on Sunday (2 p.m.). Elmira is now 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the E8.
UC dominated play all afternoon, outshooting the visitors 30-0, and the Pioneers added five second half goals to secure the E8 victory. They also earned a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks opportunities. Utica has not allowed a goal in its last 154 minutes of play and they have outscored their opponents 12-0 in the last two games.
Junior goalie
Kells Casey (Sandwich, MA/Kimball Union Academy) earned the victory, playing 35 minutes total, and she now needs two more wins to tie the school-record of 33.
Chasity Eckert (Afton, NY/Afton Central) (one goal, two assists) and
Becki Vivacqua (Yorkville, NY/New York Mills Jr-Sr High) (two goals) each record four points on the afternoon, while senior
Louise Steele-Norton (Avondale, PA/Millbrook School) extended her goal scoring streak to six games and added one assist. Steele-Norton now has 141 career points in the blue and orange.
Junior
Tori Couture (Auburn, ME/Edward Little ) netted her first collegiate goal for the Pioneers, while senior
Alaina Stojkovski (Liverpool, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) added an assist of her own.
HARTWICK 2, Brockport 1
Goals from
Mckenzie Bond and
Claudia Stone propelled Hartwick field hockey over Brockport today at Wright Stadium. The hawks improve to 2-5 on the season with the victory.
Bond scored after 20:58 on a Stone assist to hand 'Wick a 1-0 lead. The Golden Eagles countered less than five minutes later from Alyssa Mills and the two teams entered halftime deadlocked.
Stone gave Hartwick the lead for good 1:16 into the second half on a
Sarah Ryan assist.
Keeper
Yanna Boggio made five saves in the 'Wick cage.