CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte field hockey team (1-14) closed its 2022 campaign this afternoon with a 5-1 win over Limestone University (5-11) on Senior Day. The win is the first for the program since the Royals were reclassified to Division I.
Scoring Summary
5'- QUEENS-
Jarmilla Richter (Penalty Stroke)
10'- QUEENS-
Kennedy Bratton (Assisted by
Gabe Lechner)
24'- QUEENS-
Mickayla Clark (Assisted by
Gabe Lechner)
38'- QUEENS-
Jarmilla Richter (Unassisted)
45'- QUEENS-
Isabel Buijse (Assisted by
Gilyse Rivera)
60'- LIMESTONE- Janneke Van Putten (Assisted by Ashley Gambino)
Turning Point
The Royals got on the board quickly in today's match when Limestone's keeper committed a foul in front of the cage that resulted in a penalty stroke for the home team. Freshman
Jarmilla Richter would step up to put the Royals in front, 1-0, less than five minutes into the game. Queens then scored their second goal of the day at 9:05 off of a penalty corner.
Kennedy Bratton scored the goal by tapping a shot into the cage from
Gabe Lechner.
After scoring another goal in the second quarter off of another penalty corner, Queens headed into the halftime break with a 3-0 lead. The Royals maintained control of the game through the second half, allowing the Saints two shots on goal the entire game.
Key Stats & Notes
- Freshman Jarmilla Richter scored the first two goals of her collegiate career to lead the Royals.
- Sophomore Kennedy Bratton recorded her first goal in the DI era.
- Sophmore Mickayla Clark recorded her first goal of the DI era.
- Freshman Gilyse Rivera recorded her first collegiate assist.
- Queens outshot Limestone 28-8, putting 15 shots on goal compared to the Saints' 2 shots on goal.
- The Royals totaled 16 penalty corners to Limestone's six.
- Hannah Neyssen earned the first win of her collegiate win after playing three quarters. She totaled one save giving her 111 saves on the year. She finishes the 2022 season with a new season record in saves and a new single-game record in saves (15 vs. Saint Louis).
- Seniors Gabe Lechner and Ellie Fitzgerald were honored during pregame for their careers as Royals.
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