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OFFICIAL SITE OF RED HAWKS ATHLETICS
Sami Bloom
1
Montclair St. MONTCLAI (7-3)
5
Winner Messiah MESSIAH (6-4)
Montclair St. MONTCLAI
(7-3)
1
Final
5
Messiah MESSIAH
(6-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montclair St. MONTCLAI 0 0 1 0 1
Messiah MESSIAH 2 0 1 2 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls to #23 Messiah, 5-1

Grantham, PA – The Montclair State University field hockey team fell to #23 Messiah 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks (7-3) fell behind in the opening moments of the contest, as the Falcons broke open the scoring 78 seconds in. Messiah doubled their advantage six minutes later and did not allow a shot during the opening 15 minutes of the afternoon.
  • The Falcons looked for their third early in the second stanza, but SYDNEY WHITE parried away a shot on frame to keep the margin at two. Neither side could find the back of the cage over the remainder of the half in a defensive battle.
  • Montclair struck within the opening two minutes of the third quarter to cut the deficit in half, as JOEY MAYER forced a turnover on the far side of the field and centered the ball to SAMI BLOOM, who ripped a shot past the Messiah goalkeeper. White tallied three key saves during the third quarter to keep the margin at one, but the Falcons broke through for another goal in the 43rd minute on a penalty stroke. 
  • The Falcons continued their offensive push in the final frame and scored twice in the final two minutes to make the final margin four.
INSIDE THE RESULTS
  • Bloom's goal was her first of the season and sixth of her collegiate career.
  • White collected a career-high 11 saves on the afternoon for the Red Hawks, surpassing her previous best of six against Franklin & Marshall on September 14.
FROM THE FIELD

"Today was a valuable learning experience for our group. We put ourselves in a hole early, which you simply can't afford to do against a great team like Messiah. I thought we made some solid adjustments in the second quarter and third quarters. We made a statement immediately in the second half, which speaks to our resilience and grittiness. The fourth quarter presented a new set of challenges with some very, very difficult penalties against us. We will learn from those moments and move forward with a confident mindset. We're a great team and we are battled tested as we open up NJAC play this week. We are ruthless about getting better and we are focused on the next opportunity on Wednesday at William Paterson." - Head Coach Eileen O'Reilly

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will open up New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, October 9, as they travel to face William Paterson, with game time slated for 7:00 PM.
 
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