ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Allegheny field hockey team traveled to Nazareth Saturday (Sept. 12) for a non-conference game, shutting out the Golden Flyers in a 5-0 victory.
The Gators opened scoring midway through the first.
Anna Merlack's (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland) pass found its way to
Caroline Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty), who put the ball in the back of the net. The goal marked her first of the year.
Allegheny added to their lead just over a minute into the second as
Teagan Ressler (Glenwood, N.J./Vernon Township) scored after a scrum in front of the net. It was her fourth of the year.
Jamie Marchewka (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) had the assist on the play. Just minutes later, the Gators made it 3-0.
Cora Miranda (Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville East) passed the ball across the crease to Marchewka, tallying her first goal of the year.
In the final minutes of the third quarter,
Bryce Watford (Parkville, Md./Eastern Technical) dribbled the ball through the Nazareth defenders, launching a shot from about 10 yards out that was tucked inside the post for the team's fourth goal. It was her first of the year.
In the fourth, Smith scored her second goal of the game after collecting a rebound on a saved shot off a corner.
Rowan O'Toole (Glen Burnie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) kept the Golden Flyers off the board, making five saves as the Gators earned the win.
Inside the Box
- Smith had a pair of goals to lead the Gators.
- Marchewka had a goal and an assist.
- Ressler and Watford each scored a goal.
- Miranda and Merlack had an assist apiece.
- O'Toole made five saves for the shutout.
- The Gators earned 10 penalty corners.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 1-1 all-time against Nazareth.
- Smith scored her eighth and ninth career goals.
- Marchewka scored her fifth career goal.
- Watford tallied her third career goal.
- Miranda recorded her first career assist.
Up Next
The Gators will stay in Rochester Sunday (Sept. 13) as they face Saint John Fisher.
