Box Score

ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann College field hockey team defeated Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) foe Gwynedd-Mercy College, 5-1, Wednesday afternoon at Bruder field.

Rachael DiCicco and Melissa Malick scored the goals for Neumann as the Knights remained undefeated in CSAC play (5-9, 4-0 CSAC).  Jordan Haviland made eight saves in net for the win.

Dottie O'Neil scored Gwynedd-Mercy's (5-8, 3-2 CSAC) only goal of the afternoon. Ashley McGinty started the game in net for the Griffins and made six saves. Trisha Timony mad two saves in the second half.

DiCicco did not waste anytime getting the scoring started as she scored her first of three goals just 3:15 into the contest off a pass from Malick. Malick then scored her first of two goals at the 13:26 mark to give the Knights a 2-0 lead.

Gwynedd-Mercy cut the lead to 2-1 when O'Neil scored off an assist from Victoria Geppert. As Neumann looked to take the 2-1 lead into halftime, Malick took a shot that crossed the line with just one second left to give the Knights a 3-1 cushion.

DiCicco scored her third goal less then a minute into the second half to give the Knights a 4-1 lead. DiCicco completed her second hat trick in two weeks with a goal off a pass from Lauren Hood to put Neumann up 5-1 and seal the win.

Neumann will travel to Cabrini on Saturday as two of the top teams in the CSAC meet. The game is set for 1 p.m.