Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University field hockey team looks to maintain its momentum as it hosts William Paterson in another New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) matchup on Tuesday.
 
GAME INFO
The game will be played on Sprague Field at 6:00 pm. Live coverage of the game can be found at montclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks honored their four seniors and their NJAC opener against Ramapo, 5-1. Montclair went on the attack right out of the gate and put a shot on goal, but a defensive save negated what would have been an early score in the first minute of the contest. A green card in the fifth minute presented another opportunity for Montclair to generate a shot, but two shots were off target. Ramapo went on a late surge in the opening frame, creating three penalty corner opportunities in the final three minutes, but were unable to get two shots to fall, and the game went scoreless into the second period.  The Red Hawks took the lead just over two and a half minutes into the second quarter. KASEY WATSON pushed a ball for NATALIE SURMA, who turned around and fired it into the back of the cage for a 1-0 lead.
Just two minutes later, Heiser saw a breakaway opportunity off a foul and ripped a shot right into the top left corner of the cage for a 2-0 lead, one they took into the second half. In the 32nd minute in the third period, Montclair was awarded a penalty-stroke opportunity. SADIE EICHLIN stepped up to take it and buried it to push the lead up to 3-0. The Roadrunners tried to find their first goal of the contest, putting all four of its third-quarter shots on goal, but all were stonewalled by SYDNEY WHITE. In the fourth period, Ramapo was awarded a penalty stroke at the 46:23 mark and sunk it to end the shutout and put the score at 3-1. Montclair capped off the game with two goals down the stretch. Surma scored similarly as she did in the first, collecting a rebound shot by DARBY VON BERG and putting in her second goal of the game at the 50:45 timestamp. KELLY WESTERVELT, in the 56th minute, collected a ball on the top right of the arc and rocketed a shot past the Roadrunner goalkeeper and put the exclamation point on the contest with a 5-1 triumph.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (3-7, 1-0 NJAC)
Goals: SADIE EICHLIN, 4
Assists: Four Tied for 1
Points: SADIE EICHLIN, 8
Shots: NATALIE SURMA, 28
Saves: SYDNEY WHITE, 85
Wins: SYDNEY WHITE, 3
 
WILLIAM PATERSON (2-7, 0-0 NJAC)
Goals: Ali Stoner, 7
Assists: Two Tied for 3
Points: Ali Stoner, 16
Shots: Ali Stoner, 21
Saves: Grace Jenkins, 85
Wins: Grace Jenkins, 3
 
SCOUTING WILLIAM PATERSON 
The Pioneers enter this matchup with a 2-7 record on the season and will face Montclair State in their first New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game. In their most recent outing, they fell to No. 9 Stevens at home, 7-2. During the 2024 season, the Pioneers finished with a 3-12 overall record and a 1-5 mark in NJAC play, missing out on the conference tournament. In the 2025 NJAC preseason poll, they were projected to finish seventh.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Pioneers renew their rivalry for the 82nd time in program history. Montclair State University holds the all-time series lead at 54-23-4 and enters the matchup riding a 13-game winning streak that dates back to 2011.
 
LAST MEETING
The previous meeting between the two teams took place on October 9, 2024, when Montclair secured a 3-0 victory.
 
UP NEXT
Montclair State University hits the road to face Stockton in Galloway, N.J., for a 12:00 p.m. NJAC matchup on Saturday, October 11.