Garden City, N.Y. – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team was defeated by NE10 foe Adelphi University 4-0 at Motamed Field in Garden City on Tuesday evening.

In a rematch of the 2019 Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinal, which saw the Spartans defeat the Panthers 2-1 in double overtime, Adelphi was on the attack from the opening faceoff in this one. The Panthers tallied 10 shots in the first quarter, with Kaylee Deleva putting one home on a netmouth scrum with help from teammate Jackie Brown to make it 1-0.

Second quarter action saw the Panthers post six additional shots and a Danielle Kempf unassisted tally to double the AU lead at 2-0 by halftime.

After the break, Deleva would pick up her second of the contest, with another assist credited to Brown off of a penalty corner to increase the Adelphi lead to 3-0.

In the final quarter of the match, Adelphi's Giana McKeough would tip home a Kaylee Deleva cross-field pass to give AU a commanding 4-0 advantage that would hold to the final buzzer.

Inside the Box Score
•    Jessie Hohenstein (L, 0-3) made 12 stops in the cage for the Spartans.
•    Lauren Cooper and Sam Van Der Valk each recorded a shot for STAC.
•    Adelphi outshot St. Thomas Aquinas 24-2.
•    The Panthers held a 9-1 penalty corners advantage over the Spartans.

Up Next
STAC (0-3) will now prepare for their 2021 home opener, which takes place on Saturday, September 11 against Stonehill College. Opening faceoff at Spartan Field is scheduled for 10am.