PHILADELPHIA, Pa. –  The Queens University of Charlotte field hockey team faced La Salle on the road this morning, falling 4-1.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
6'- LA SALLE- Shea Burns (Assisted by Zhao Rodrigo)
7'- LA SALLE- Sofia Pla (Penalty Stroke)
36'- QUEENS- Jarmilla Richter (Penalty Stroke)
55'- LA SALLE- Zhao Rodrigo (Assisted by Malena Balduzzi)
59'- LA SALLE- Gabby LaCroix (Assisted by Darian DeLeo)

INSIDE THE MATCH
La Salle scored early in today's game before finding the back of the cage again on a penalty stroke. They held a 2-0 lead less than 10 minutes into play, and that score carried into the second half.   
 
Queens was able to get on the board in the third when Jarmilla Richter scored on a penalty stroke to close the gap to one. However, La Salle scored two more goals in the final five minutes of action to give the game its final score.
 
KEY STATS & NOTES

• Jarmilla Richter scored the first goal of the season for Queens.
• Queens was outshot 31-5 by La Salle who put 15 shots on goal compared to the Royals' two shots on goal.
• La Salle earned 22 penalty corners to Queen's two.
• Queens' Madison Destefano finished play in goal with 11 saves.

 
UP NEXT
Queens will host No. 18 ODU in its home opener on Friday, Sept. 6. The match is slated to begin at noon.  Click here to see the full 2024 Queens field hockey schedule.


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