New Haven, Conn. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to Southern Connecticut State University on Tuesday afternoon at Jess Dow Field. The loss dropped the Spartan to 3-6 (1-3 NE10), while the Owls improved to 4-6 (3-3 NE10).

How it Happened

• STAC dominated the first half, outshooting Southern Connecticut 18-0, but were unable to solve Owls netminder Kaitlyn Parent. Parent stopped all eight shots put on net in the first 30 minutes of action
• SCSU opened the scoring in the 36th minute, as Tori Geaglone carried the ball into the circle before splitting a pair of defenders to find the stick of teammate Trinidad Rodriguez Ricchiuti. Rodriguez Ricchiuti took the pass from Geaglone to her left and then fired a shot by Spartan goalkeeper Jessie Hohenstein to make it 1-0.
• The Owls doubled their lead at 2-0 moments later, in the 37th minute, when Tori Geaglone converted on a penalty stroke.
• Southern Connecticut tallied the match's final goal in the 41st minute, with Kiley Jackson picking off a pass just below midfield and handing the ball off to Tori Geaglone. Geaglone found a seam up the middle of the field and rifled a feed to Abigail Kellerman in the circle. Kellerman spun away from the keeper and chipped a shot past a defender to give SCSU a 3-0 lead.

Inside the Box Score

• STAC outshot SCSU by a 29-6 margin and earned a 9-1 advantage in penalty corners.
• Adriana Alfisi led the Spartans in shots with seven, while Jasmijn Van Drunen registered five shots and Nicola Van Vuuren four.
• Jessie Hohenstein (L, 2-4) got the start in goal for the Spartans, stopping two of five shots faced on the afternoon.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas College hosts Saint Anselm College on Saturday, October 15 (1:00 p.m.) at Spartan Field.