Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: Assumption University 2, Saint Thomas Aquinas College 1
-Records: Assumption (18-1, NE10 14-0), STAC (8-10, NE10 7-7)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly '83 Stadium)
-The Lead: The Assumption University field hockey team defeated the Spartans of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinal game on Monday night, 2-1. The Greyhounds are the No. 1 seed and will host No. 5 Pace on Thursday, November 4th in the semifinal round.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Assumption got on the board first with a goal on their first corner of the game just over six minutes into play. Isabel Primack (Ipswich, Mass. / Ipswich) took the initial shot that was blocked by STAC goalkeeper, Jessie Hohenstein. Summer Walsh (South Yarmouth, Mass. / Dennis-Yarmouth Regional) picked the ball up off the pads of Hohenstein and found her classmate, Deirdre Burchill (Braintree, Mass. / Braintree) on the right post who swept it in for the 1-0 lead.
-The Spartans tied the game up with five minutes to go in the first period. They were awarded a penalty corner and Haley Galison inserted the ball up to Olivia Cerbo at the top of the circle who passed it to Lauren Cooper off her left shoulder. Cerbo fired a shot in over the left foot of Assumption goalkeeper, Kylie Gargiulo (Madison, Conn. / Daniel Hand) to tie the game, 1-1.
-The second half was scoreless, and neither team was able to get a shot off. The two teams were evenly matched through the first 30 minutes, both putting up two shots.
-The Greyhounds took the lead with just over five minutes to go in the third period. Kileigh Hynes (Auburn, Mass. / Auburn) fired the ball in from outside the circle and first year Christina Leonard (Marlborough, Mass. / Marlborough) was posted up in front of Hohenstein's pads and redirected the ball over her right foot for the 2-1 lead and final victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Assumption outshot STAC 12-3 (9-3 shots on goal). The Greyhounds turned on the pressure in the third period, outshooting the Spartans 9-0.
-Gargiulo made two saves in the victory and improves to 18-1 on the season.
-Hohenstein made seven stops and finishes the season with an 8-11 record.
-The Greyhounds were awarded nine penalty corners (six in the third period) while the Spartans were awarded just one.
UP NEXT
-The No. 1 seeded Greyhounds will host the No. 5 seeded Setters of Pace University in the NE10 Semifinal game on Thursday, November 4th.
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