SCRANTON, Pa.- The No. 2 seed Immaculata field hockey team fell to No. 1 seed Marymount 2-0 on  Saturday afternoon in a hard fought 2024 Atlantic East Conference Championship Game.

Julia Levase made 10 saves in goal to help keep the Mighty Macs in the game. Kailey Mayoros and Rory Watson (though not credited) registered shots on goal for the Mighty Macs.

Immaculata was making their program's first championship game appearance since 1982 when they played in the EAIAW Championship Game.

How it Happened

• Kailey Mayoros registered the first shot on goal in the game's third minute that was saved by Marywood goalkeeper Sabrina Frazier.
• Marywood later in the first quarter had three penalty corners all defended by Immaculata, and Julia Levase made two saves.
• Immaculata earned their first penalty corner late in the first quarter. Abby Fekete's shot went just wide as the first quarter ended scoreless.
• Immaculata defended another Marywood corner in the second quarter, as the game remained scoreless at halftime.
• Marywood opened the scoring in the game's 38^th minute as Darlene Jones batted a ball out of the air into the net to give Marywood a 1-0.
• Marywood extended their lead to 2-0 in the game's 43^rd minute as Jordan Saybe batted a ball out of the air into the net.
• Julia Levase made three saves in the fourth quarter to keep the score at 2-0.
• Marywood would go on to close out the win 2-0.

Top Performers

• Julia Levase made 10 saves on 14 shots faced including 12 shots on goal. Levase had her 218-minute scoreless streak snapped on Marywood's first goal.
• Kailey Mayoros and Rory Watson had shots on goal for Immaculata.
• The Immaculata defensive core of Madalyn Bonner, Kaitlin Gale, Stephanie Webb, and Della George limited Marywood's opportunities during the game.
• Immaculata also got strong play in the midfield from Abby Fekete, Jillian Vandenbraak, Kayla Ledbetter, and Emilyn Bivens.

Up Next

• The Immaculata field hockey team has now concluded their 2024 season with a record of 10-9 overall, and 3-1 in Atlantic East Conference Play. This is the program's first winning season since 1989, and their first appearance in an AEC Championship game.
• As a team Immaculata shutout their opponents eight times this season.
• The 2024 season was a significant step forward for the Immaculata field hockey program.
• Congratulations to Immaculata's eight senior-student athletes Madalyn Bonner, Ashley Finkbiner, Kaitlin Gale, Della George, Julia Levase, Rory Watson, Stephanie Webb, and Samantha Zane on their outstanding careers as Mighty Macs, and we wish them all the best in their futures.