Richards
1
Bryn Athyn BRYN ATH (0-2)
5
Winner Immaculata IUFH (2-0)
Bryn Athyn BRYN ATH
(0-2)
1
Final
5
Immaculata IUFH
(2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bryn Athyn BRYN ATH 0 1 1
Immaculata IUFH 3 2 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Macs Dominate In 2018 Opener, 5-1

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata field hockey team (1-0) opened their season in dominating fashion as they had five different goal scorers in a 5-1 triumph over Bryn Athyn (0-1) on a rainy afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium.
 
Senior Brittany Richards, junior Layne Kennedy, junior Colleen Bradley, senior Hilary Burkholder, and sophomore Willa Thompson were the goal scorers for IU.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Mighty Macs wasted little time taking control of this one as they score three goals in just under 12 minutes over a period of the first half
-Richards received a centering pass from sophomore Willa Thompson in the seventh minute and found the back of the net for the first Mighty Mac tally of the season
-Just over two minutes later, it was Kennedy on a pass from senior Jackie Wood after a penalty corner that made it 2-0, before Bradley made it 3-0 as she collected her own rebound
-The Mighty Macs dominated the first half with 12 shots to just one for the Lions and they held the 3-0 lead as sophomore Randie Kuhar had a clean first half in the cage
-They extended their lead with a beautiful give and go play on a penalty corner in the 38th minute as Burkholder fed the corner in to Bradley, who hit it right back to Burkholder for the deflection into the cage
-Sophomore Jackie Victor played the second half in the cage and allowed a goal to break the shutout, but Thompson scored on an assist by freshman Macy Green to polish off the scoring in the 66th minute
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Macs outshot the Lions, 22-3, and had 12 penalty corners to just three for Bryn Athyn
-Kuhar made the lone save for the Mighty Macs in the contest while Bryn Athyn had 13
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Richards (1), Kennedy (1), Bradley (1), Burkholder (1), Thompson (1)
-Assists: Thompson (1), Wood (1), Bradley (1), Green (1)
-Points: Thompson 3 (3), Bradley 3 (3), Kennedy 2 (2), Richards 2 (2), Burkholder 2 (2), Wood (1), Green (1)
-Shots: Bradley led the team with five shots
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs travel to Eastern looking to make it two in a row on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
 
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