Montclair, NJ (9/6/06) – Freshman forward
REBECCA DOBIESZ (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) scored a pair of goals while
JEN SOSS (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) and
KRISTEN SWARTZ (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) each tallied a goal and an assist as the Montclair State field hockey team posted an 4-0 victory over the University of Scranton in its home opener at Sprague Field on Wednesday evening.
JENNIFER TANIS (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson) had two assists for the Red Hawks (2-0), who improved to 7-0 all-time against the Royals (1-2) since the teams began meeting in 2000. Kristina Goetz (New Hyde Park , NY /New Hyde Park ) and Kelly Calabrese ( Wayne , NJ / Wayne Hills ) combined for 16 saves for Scranton .
Dobiesz got Montclair State on the board just over the three-minute mark with her first collegiate tally as she smacked in pass from Swartz on the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead. Soss extended the advantage 1:58 later off a penalty corner. Tanis inserted the pass off the corner to Soss, who collected the ball and fired a shot from 12 yards out that banged into the lower left corner.
Dobiesz would cap off a dominating half for Montclair with her second. Soss moved the ball along the right end line and flipped a pass in front of the cage. Dobiesz was able to deflect the shot toward the far side as the Red Hawks took a 3-0 lead into halftime. MSU outshot Scranton in the period, 17-1.
In the second half, Swartz would record her second goal of the year at the 47:40 mark. Tanis slid a pass from left-to-right onto the stick of Swartz, who then stuffed the ball in from three yards out.
MSU goalkeepers
JACQUIE SUPKO ( Moorestown , NJ / Moorestown ) and
JACKIE DERICCO ( Belmar , NJ /St. Rose) each played a half as the duo combined on the shutout. Goetz made nine saves in the first half before giving way to Calabrese, who stopped seven over the final 35 minutes.
Montclair outshot the Royals, 26-2 in the game and held a 16-6 advantage in penalty corners.
The Red Hawks return to action on Saturday, September 9 as they host Frostburg State at Sprague Field ( 2:30 pm ) in one half of the Montclair State-William Paterson Invitational.
