New Paltz, NY – The Montclair State University field hockey team powered past SUNY New Paltz 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks (5-11) received a save from SYDNEY WHITE in the opening two minutes of the contest as New Paltz recorded a pair of shots, one coming shortly after a penalty corner insertion. The Hawks continued searching for the game's opening strike, as White had to parry away another attempt on frame in the fifth minute. After an attempt from the home side went wide five minutes later, both sides did not allow a shot over the remainder of the stanza.
• Montclair took the lead roughly halfway through the second quarter, as BELLA HEISER threaded the ball through defenders to NATALIE SURMA, who turned and tucked a pass to MELISSA BICKFORD, who sent a shot past the goalie into the far corner of the cage. The Red Hawks doubled their advantage in the waning moments of the half, as COLLEEN MCGAVIN collected a pass from JULIA RANSKI, cut back towards the middle of the shooting circle, and ripped a shot into the top left corner of the cage.
• Coming out of the break, the Red Hawks added their third goal of the day, as ANNA DONALDSON slotted a penalty stroke attempt into the low right portion of the cage. Montclair continued to push offensively with a shot attempt from BREANNA FABI that was stopped by the Hawks. New Paltz searched for their first marker with four minutes to go in the third period, as White tallied three more saves to preserve the margin.
• New Paltz kept pushing into the final quarter, notching three shots in the opening five minutes. Shortly after, White parried away a pair of attempts on frame, and notched two more over the final minutes of the contest as Montclair maintained the road shutout victory.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• The goal for Bickford marked the first of her collegiate career, with Surma notching her second assist of the season.
• McGavin's goal was her third of the campaign, moving her into sole possession of third on the team.
• Donaldson recorded her first collegiate goal on her first career penalty stroke attempt and has now notched a goal contribution in two of Montclair's last three contests.
• White matched her career-best with 14 saves, tallying her second shutout of the season and Montclair's third as a team. She has notched double-digit save totals in four of Montclair's last five games and seven times this season.

FROM THE FIELD

"Everyone did their job tonight. We stayed connected, trusted each other, and it showed in a complete team performance." - Associate Head Coach Marissa Siconolfi

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will conclude the 2025 regular season on Saturday, November 1 as they will travel to face Rowan. Game time from Glassboro, NJ is scheduled for 12:00 PM.