Box Score An official box score of today's game was not immediately available at the time this article was completed.
Charlotte, N.C. – For the second-straight day the No. 4 Millersville University field hockey team dominated their opponent on offense, defeating Converse College 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at a neutral site game. In just her second collegiate game,
Nadia Berardelli led the attack with a hat trick.
COACH BEHRENS QUOTES
- "This was a great weekend for us. Anytime you can go on the road, win back-to-back games and put the ball in the net with different players you had a good weekend. There was definitely some great things to build on from this weekend both individually and collectively."
- "It was nice to see Nadia have the day she had. Her teammates kept looking for her and I was excited to see her score as often as she did. We know she is able to find the net, but to get three from her in just her second game was so exciting."
- "We got great bench support and energy today and it was nice to see so many players contribute on offense. We also had a great performance from our defensive unit, led by Jordan Goddard and Meredith Fagan. This is a good start to our season and we want to keep building from it."
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Sol Ortiz-Kreiner opened the scoring with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute.
- Berardelli scored her first collegiate goal in the 25th minute thanks to the first collegiate assist of Georgia Werkiser's career.
- Less than one minute later, Berardelli notched another goal.
- Before the end of the first half, Georgina Wall recorded her first goal as a Marauder, off a helper from Erica Tarsi, to increase her team's lead to 4-0.
- Less than five minutes into the second half, Kyra Brakefield scored Millersville's fifth goal of the game.
- Berardelli completed the hat trick with her third goal of the game thanks to Tarsi's second assist of the match.
- The final Marauder goal came off the stick of Tarsi.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Berardelli's three goals led the team and marked the second-straight day a Marauder recorded a hat trick, with Aliza Mizak performing the feat in the team's 7-2 win over Queens University on Saturday.
- Tarsi assisted two of the team's goals and added one of her own late in the second half.
NOTES
- This marks the first time in team history that the Marauders scored seven goals in each of their first two games.
- It is the most goals the team has scored in their first two contests since 1973, when they recorded 19.
- Katie Baker, Kristy Campana and Rebecca Entwistle all saw time in the cage to combine for the shutout, with Baker and Entwistle making their collegiate debuts.
- Morgan Sudweeks saw action against the team she was a member of last season.
UP NEXT
- The Marauders will play another neutral site game against Belmont Abbey College on Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. The match will be held in Harrisonburg, Va.
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