CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte field hockey team celebrated Senior Day on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 win over Lock Haven. The Royals scored three goals in the second quarter to build a 4-0 halftime lead.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Queens scored the first goal of the match in the first quarter off of a penalty corner.
Grace Wagner slid a pass to
Olivia Gain, who then fired the ball into the cage for the 1-0 lead.
The Royals then broke the match open in the second quarter, adding three more goals to the board to skate into halftime on top 4-0.
Maddie Just converted a penalty stroke at 16:05,
Payson Fowler-Thorsen scored at 17:43 off a
Liv Rainwater assist, and
Sarah Hondru added a fastbreak goal from
Addisan Sholly at 19:14 to make it 4-0.
Lock Haven got on the board at 39:30 when Keira Horensky scored off an Ambar Bruno assist, but
Madilyn Donmoyer answered for Queens with a penalty stroke at 42:43.
Madison Stevens added a goal at 46:31 off a Hondru give-and-go, and the Royals saw out the final stretch despite the Bald Eagles scoring two more times.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Queens finished with a 15-11 shot advantage.
- The Royals' 15 shots were above their season average of 9.83.
- Queens put nine attempts on goal, surpassing its season average of 5.67.
- Lock Haven put eight of its 11 shots on target.
- The Royals have recorded at least 15 shots in two consecutive games.
- Queens has achieved at least nine shots on goal in two consecutive games.
- The Royals converted both of their penalty-stroke attempts.
- Queens finished with four assists.
- Madison Destefano completed the game with two saves to pick up her fourth win of the season. Sabrina Balent added three saves in the second half.
- Madison Stevens and Payson Thorsen-Fowler scored their first collegiate goals in the win.
- Oliva Gain recorded her first goal of the season, while Grace Wagner, Sarah Hondru, Addisan Sholly, and Liv Rainwater each recorded their first assists of the season.
UP NEXT
Queens will compete in the MPSF Championship semifinals in Newark, Delaware, on Friday, Nov. 6, at 12 p.m.
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