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Natalie Surma
0
Cortland CORTLAND (0-2)
1
Winner Montclair St. MONTCLAI (2-0)
Cortland CORTLAND
(0-2)
0
Final
1
Montclair St. MONTCLAI
(2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cortland CORTLAND 0 0 0 0 0
Montclair St. MONTCLAI 0 0 0 1 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Edges #12 Cortland 1-0 in Season Opener

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University field hockey team edged #12 Cortland 1-0 to kick off the 2025 campaign at Sprague Field on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks (1-0) battled the Red Dragons early, as neither side conceded a shot for the opening five minutes before NATALIE SURMA saw an attempt blocked. Montclair held tight defensively, only defending one penalty corner attempt and no shots from Cortland for the entirety of the frame. Surma notched her second shot of the quarter in the waning moments, but it went just wide.
  • Montclair recorded the game's first shot on goal in the opening two minutes of the second stanza, as SADIE EICHLIN ripped a shot from just inside the circle that was parried away. Cortland began to push offensively, recording three shots on goal that were all stopped by SYDNEY WHITE over a minute span. Over the final three minutes of the half, the visitors notched three shots on five consecutive penalty corners, but the Red Hawks stood tall defensively to keep the game level at the half.
  • White opened the second half with another stop in the fourth minute of the frame, as the Red Dragons notched another pair of shots six minutes later. After Cortland held firm on a Montclair penalty corner with 90 seconds on the clock, the Red Hawks closed the stanza with a strong offensive push. BELLA HEISER recorded a shot on goal that had to be knocked away by Cortland, and Eichlin saw her second attempt of the afternoon blocked with 20 seconds remaining.
  • The Red Hawks broke through five minutes into the fourth quarter, as BELLA HEISER surged from midfield and slipped a pass to DARBY VON BERG, who tucked a feed right in front of the cage for Surma. The junior immediately flicked the ball past the Cortland goaltender to push the home side in front. Cortland tallied two penalty corner attempts over the remainder of the contest, but could only generate one shot, which was blocked by the Montclair defense to seal the ranked victory.
INSIDE THE RESULTS
  • The goal for Surma was the seventh of her collegiate career, recording the first of the year for the Red Hawks after leading the team during the 2024 campaign.
  • Surma has scored the opening goal of the season for Montclair in each of the past two years.
  • The assist for Von Berg marked the first of her collegiate career.
  • White tallied five saves in the cage for the Red Hawks, notching a season-opening shutout and the eighth of her career.
  • The ranked victory for Montclair was its first since October 22, 2024, when it defeated New Paltz 1-0. The Red Hawks have collected four ranked victories since the beginning of the 2023 campaign.
FROM THE FIELD

"We are so proud of the team for opening the 2025 season with this exciting, gritty win. This win was highlighted by outstanding performance from our defensive penalty corner unit and our goalkeeper SYDNEY WHITE. They faced challenge after challenge and battled for 60 minutes. Excited for another opportunity on Sunday." - Head Coach Eileen O'Reilly

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will remain home to host the 19th-ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Sunday, August 31, with game time slated for 12:00 PM at Sprague Field.
 
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