ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University field hockey team continued its winning ways with a 1-0 win over Misericordia University on Wednesday evening.
The win is the first for the Knights over the Cougars in their sixth all-time meeting. The teams have not met since the 2007 season when both schools were part of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). This was also the second meeting between the teams in Aston.
The lone goal of the game came in the final minute of the third quarter.
Natalie Hackett in-bounded a penalty corner to
Gabriella Cappelli. Cappelli passed the ball to
Jess Silver, who shot a liner into the back of the cage.
The Cougars had their chances, especially late in the fourth quarter, but
Ly'Airrah Sanders finished with six saves for her third win of the season and second shutout. Misericordia drew eight penalty corners while Neumann had six. The Cougars finished with 11 shots, six on net. The Knights had five shots, just one on net that found the back of the cage.
Neumann (6-2) will open MAC Commonwealth action on Saturday when it travels to Messiah. Action gets underway at 1:00 PM.
