LORETTO, Pa. – The Queens University of Charlotte field hockey team (0-1) traveled to face Saint Francis (1-0) in their 2023 season opener this afternoon, falling 6-0 to the Red Flash.
Scoring Summary
8'- SFU- Consu De Castro (Assisted by Julia Breneman)
15'- SFU- Eva Valentini
20'- SFU- Marie Sattler (Assisted by Eva Valentini)
37'- SFU- Julia Breneman (Assiste8'-d by Marie Sattler)
51'- SFU- Consu De Castro (Assisted by Claudia Ortiz)
58'- SFU- Dolores Zavaleta (Dolores Riege)
Turning Point
After a goal at the midway point of the opening quarter resulted in the Royals trailing 1-0, the Red Flash scored late in the quarter to take a 2-0 lead into the second. With the momentum, they would score once more in the half to take a 3-0 advantage into the second half of play where they kept the Royals scoreless through the end of play.
Key Stats & Notes
- Sydney Smith and Ava Moser notched one shot on goal each this afternoon.
- In goal, freshman, Grace Meinke completed the game with 12 saves in her first collegiate start.
- Consu De Castro led the Red Flash with seven shots on goal, scoring twice.
- Amber Bryan recorded the win in goal for Saint Francis, totaling one save in 45 minutes of play.
- Queens was outshot, 21-2, as the Red Flash put 18 shots on goal compared to the Royals' two.
- Saint Francis totaled eight penalty corners to Queens' zero.
Up Next
Queens will remain in Pennsylvania for the weekend as they are scheduled to take on Lock Haven on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Click here to see the full 2023 Queens field hockey schedule.
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