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FH Byrns
Conner Grates
7
Winner St. John Fisher FISHER (5-5, 2-1)
1
Nazareth NAZARETH (0-8, 0-3)
Winner
St. John Fisher FISHER
(5-5, 2-1)
7
Final
1
Nazareth NAZARETH
(0-8, 0-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. John Fisher FISHER 1 2 0 4 7
Nazareth NAZARETH 0 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Brianna Harzula, Athletics Communications Assistant

Field Hockey Powers Past Nazareth, 7-1

ROCHESTER, NY – The St. John Fisher field hockey team earned a dominant 7-1 road victory over Nazareth University on Wednesday. The Cardinals improve to 4-5 overall and 1-1 in Empire 8 play, while the Golden Flyers fall to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

How It Happened

The Cardinals came out strong in the opening quarter. Just under three minutes into the game, junior attacker Avery McLaughlin scored an unassisted goal to give Fisher an early 1-0 lead. The Cardinals' defense held strong throughout the quarter, not allowing the Golden Flyers to record a shot.

Just under three minutes into the second quarter, Fisher extended its lead when freshman midfielder Makayla Vanderpool found senior midfielder Mary Kate McPhee, who fired the ball into the cage to make it 2-0. Less than a minute before halftime, freshman attacker Elizabeth Kilmer added another goal, assisted by junior midfielder Sydney Buyrns, to send the Cardinals into the break with a 3-0 advantage.

Nazareth cut into the deficit in the third quarter when Hanna Barrett found the back of the cage, making it a 3-1 game heading into the final quarter.

Fisher took control in the fourth quarter, scoring four unanswered goals. Byrns scored her first goal of the game just over eight minutes remaining, with junior defender Jordan Kauffman providing the assist. Just 22 seconds later, McLaughlin buried another shot to make it 5-1.

Less than two minutes later, Byrns added her second goal of the game to extend the Cardinals' lead to 6-1. With less than two minutes remaining in regulation, freshman attacker Mattingly Logan scored to cap the 7-1 victory.

Game Notes

  • Byrns totaled five points on two goals and one assist, recording her multi-point and multi-goal game of the season.

  • McLaughlin finished with two goals, marking her second multi-goal game of the season.

  • Logan recorded her first collegiate goal.

  • Vanderpool recorded her first collegiate point with an assist.

  • Junior goalkeeper Morgan Parrinello made five saves in the victory.

Up Next

The Cardinals will face Marywood University at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in Scranton, PA


 
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