East Stroudsburg, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team fell to East Stroudsburg University, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon in the Spartans 2022 season opener at Whitenight Field in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 

STAC drops to 0-1, while the #3 nationally ranked Warriors moves to 1-0.

How it Happened

• After the initial entry pass off the corner was laid off by Olivia Breen, Maddy Barbush sent a pass in front of the net where Nicole Krozser was able to get her stick on it, before turning to her right and sending a shot into the bottom of the cage for the game's first goal just before the two minute mark of the first quarter to make it 1-0 ESU.
• Following the original pass from the penalty corner that trickled outside the shooting circle, Jady van Gils corralled the ball, dribbled passed the defender to her right and sent a blast that deflected off the goalkeepers' stick into the back of the net to put East Stroudsburg up 2-0 mid-second quarter.
• Moving with her ball on the stick at the top of the offensive zone, Charlotte Simon cleared the defender before taking a step inside the shooting circle and sending a back handed shot thar resulted in a goal, giving the host Warriors a 3-0 lead just before halftime.

STAC Highlights and Game Notes

• Jessie Hohenstein (L, 0-1) got the start between the cage for the Spartans in the opener and stopped nine of twelve shots faced.
• East Stroudsburg outshot St. Thomas Aquinas 34-3 and held the advantage in penalty corners, 18-1.
• STAC's three total shots in the contest came from Sam Van Der Valk, Kelly Johnson and Olivia Cerbo.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas opens its Spartan Field portion of the schedule on Tuesday, September 6 in a non-conference matchup with American International College, beginning at 4:00 p.m.