ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – A three-goal fourth quarter propelled the St. Mary's College of Maryland field hockey team to an important United East Conference win Wednesday evening (Oct. 21). St. Mary's College (8-7, 4-1 UEC) handed Lancaster Bible College (5-9, 3-3 UEC), a 5-1 setback as forwards
Olivia Schwendeman (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) and
Josie Mascolo (Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) each scored twice.
How It Happened
- The Seahawks struck first at 19:20 when sophomore midfielder Morgan Knott (Denton, Md./North Caroline) inserted the ball up to senior midfielder Kat O'Brien (Severn, Md./Mount de Sales) who passed it off to the right to Mascolo. Mascolo then ripped a shot into the lower far left corner.
- Lancaster Bible leveled up the game three minutes later when Mallie McNatt corralled a loose ball and slipped it inside the far post at 22:14. SMCM headed into halftime with a 2-1 advantage as Mascolo beat Lauren Stup one-on-one and pushed the ball into the lower left corner at 27:39.
- Thirty-nine seconds into the third frame, St. Mary's College went up 3-1 as Knott inserted the ball up to sophomore defender Julie Presgraves (Frederick, Md./Frederick), who rocketed a shot into the lower right corner.
- Schwendeman finished off the scoring for the Seahawks with two goals in 96 seconds. She picked up a through pass from senior forward Emma Mastrangelo (Riverton, N.J./Cinnaminson) and ran past Stup to score an empty net goal at 49:30. Schwendeman then notched her second less than two minutes later as she put away a loose ball at 51:06.
Inside the Box Score
- SMCM posted a 20-4 shot advantage, including a 10-4 margin for shots on goal.
- St. Mary's College also tallied an 8-1 edge in penalty corners.
St. Mary's College
- Mascolo paced the Seahawks with four shots (all on target).
- This is Schwendeman's third career multi-goal game while Mascolo registered her second career multi-goal effort.
- Junior Sophia Kent (Chesterville, Md./Gunston) made three saves to improve to 7-5 on the season.
Lancaster Bible
- Riley Danko fired off a team-best two shots (both on goal) while Stup finished with five saves.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Oct. 24 at Cedar Crest (4-9, 1-4 UEC) – Allentown, Pa. (The FalconPlex) – 1 pm
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