Sparkill, N.Y. - Despite receiving second half goals from Madelyn Verstraten and Hailey Galison, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team fell to Saint Anselm College, 4-2 on Friday afternoon at Spartan Field.
STAC falls to 1-9 overall and 0-5 in NE10 play, while Saint Anselm improves to 7-3 and 4-1.
Stephanie Sutton-Brown, Maddie Davis, Abby Breznyak and Laurentien van den Akker all tallied goals for the visiting Hawks, while the aforementioned Madelyn Verstraten and Hailey Galison attempted to rally back the Spartans, netting a goal apiece in the match.
In the cage, Sidney Falterer (W, 6-3) got the start for Saint Anselm and allowed two goals on four shots. Ailsa Ogilvie (L, 0-5) got the nod in net for the Spartans and made six stops on ten shots faced.
How it Happened
- Saint Anselm took an early 1-0 lead as a scramble in front of the cage led Amanda Lewandowski to find teammate Stephanie Sutton-Brown for a shot that trickled by goalie Ailsa Ogilvie and to the back of the net.
- A penalty corner insert by Maddie Davis allowed her to find Abby Breznyak, who slipped a pass back to Davis at the side of the cage for a soft tapper past Ogilvie to double the Hawks lead at 2-0.
- Another penalty corner opportunity by Saint Anselm's Maddie Davis reached the stick of Abby Breznyak, who fed Chloe Kapsambelis for a blast through the legs of Ailsa Ogilvie for the third goal of the opening quarter to make it 3-0.
- STAC got on the scoreboard in the second quarter as Phileine Langeveld's high, rising shot at the front of the net was deflected under the crossbar and past goalie Sidney Falterer by Madelyn Verstraten to cut the maroon and gold deficit to 3-1.
- In the fourth quarter, Laurentien van den Akker was awarded a penalty stroke and converted the attempt to retake a three-goal lead at 4-1.
- The Spartans cut the Hawks lead back to two, when Hailey Galison's penalty corner insert reached Nicola Van Vuuren who rocketed a shot back toward the net. Galison's timing was everything, because she was able to make her way to the front of the cage to redirect the Van Vuuren shot past Falterer to make it 4-2.
Inside the Box Score
- Saint Anselm outshot STAC 13-5 (10-4 on goal) on the afternoon.
- Hailey Galison (2), Madelyn Verstraten (2) and Phileine Langeveld (1) accounted for St. Thomas Aquinas' shots in the contest.
- Galison's goal gives her a share of the team lead with Madelief Heijmans and Phileine Langeveld.
- The visiting Hawks earned a 14-4 penalty corners advantage over the Spartans in the match.
Up Next
STAC heads back out on the road, visiting Adelphi University on Wednesday, October 9. The Spartans and Panthers will square off at Motamed Field on Long Island beginning at 7:00 p.m.