Box Score Field Hockey Dominates Elizabethtown 4-0 to Open Conference Play
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The River Hawks took down Elizabethtown College 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in the team's first Landmark Conference matchup. Three different players were able to score in the victory.
Susquehanna 4, Elizabethtown 0
How It Happened
- Senior captain Hunter Pitman (White Haven, Pa./Crestwood) scored first for the River Hawks in the second quarter, giving Susquehanna a 1-0 lead
- Sophomore Sam Banks (Dallas, Pa. / Dallas) was the second scorer for the River Hawks off an assist from Heather Casey (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West).
- Pitman found the back of the net again the third quarter to put the River Hawks up 3-0.
- Jenn Sabbak (Little Falls, NJ. / Passaic Valley) scored the fourth and final goal for Susquehanna off an assist from sophomore Allyson Heard (Pen Argyl, Pa. / Bangor Area)
- Senior goalkeeper Emily DiGaetano (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) made just three saves during the contest.
Inside the Box Score
- Susquehanna forced four penalty corners and held the Blue Jays to just two.
- The River Hawks had nine shots in the contest five of which were on goal.
- Ciara Middleton (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), Vivian Simone (Belvidere, Nj/Notre Dame) and Anna Dietl (Glenmore, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan) each had a defensive save.
- The Blue Jays finished the game with one goalie save and nine shots.
Top Performers
- Pitman scored two goals in the game bringing her total to nine.
- Sabbak and Banks recorded their second goals of the season
- Casey recorded her second assist of the season while Heard picked up her first.
- Middleton and Simone picked up their second defensive saves of the season while Dietl recorded her first.
Up Next for the River Hawks
- October 2nd vs. Misericordia (5-5) – Dallas Pa.– 7:00 p.m.
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