ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, Md. – First-year forward
Brenna Ziegler (Newark, Del./Newark Charter) notched her first career hat trick Saturday afternoon (Oct. 8) as the St. Mary's College of Maryland field hockey team moved to 2-0 in Atlantic East Conference action. St. Mary's College (7-3, 2-0 AEC) registered a 9-1 victory over the Manhattanville College Valiants (3-7, 0-2 AEC).
How It Happened
- Ava Panzer gave Manhattanville a 1-0 lead 59 seconds in as Panzer capitalized on a misplay by the St. Mary's defense, stealing the ball away and dribbling past two Seahawks for her eighth goal of the season.
- St. Mary's then scored twice in a six-minute span to claim its first lead of the game, one that the Seahawks would not relinquish the rest of the way. Forwards Celina Kaufman (Queenstown, Md./Kent Island) and Jill Hayden (Abell, Md./Chopticon) each tallied unassisted goals for the 2-1 after one period of play.
- Ziegler struck twice in the second quarter to send the Seahawks into halftime with a 4-1 advantage.
- The third frame witnessed a three-goal output with goals from Kaufman, senior defender Angelina Arter (Delmar, Md./Delmar), and junior midfielder Anna Eaton (Silver Spring, Md./Blake), stretching the home lead to 7-1.
- Ziegler and junior forward Hayden Kesner (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) rounded out the scoring for St. Mary's with unassisted scores in the fourth.
Inside the Box Score
- The Seahawks outshot Manhattanville, 33-1, and posted a 10-2 margin in penalty corners.
St. Mary's College Game Notes
- Kaufman finished the game with two goals and an assist and now leads St. Mary's with 10 goals and 21 points.
- Ziegler is now second on the team with seven goals, two assists, and 16 points.
- First-year midfielder Sofia Lopez (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) picked up her first collegiate assist as Lopez assisted on Kaufman's second goal of the afternoon.
- The Seahawks are now 3-2 all-time against Manhattanville with St. Mary's three straight. This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2000 when the Seahawks posted a 2-1 win in St. Mary's City.
Manhattanville Game Notes
- Cat Morgan came up with 10 saves in 39:41 minutes of action while Florence Harrison earned a defensive save.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Oct. 12 at Cabrini (8-3, 1-0 AEC) – Radnor, Pa. (Dixon Field) – 4:00 p.m.
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