No. 3 Field Hockey improves to 10-0 at home with Senior Day win

Saturday, October 23

Millersville, PA

1:00 PM

Millersville University

(13-2, 6-2)

Mansfield

(8-8, 3-5)

Mansfield

Millersville

Photo by: Andrew Pawling, Millersville Athletics

No. 3 Field Hockey improves to 10-0 at home with Senior Day win

10/23/2021 3:55:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Andrew Pawling, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville University field hockey team (13-2) improved to 10-0 at home with their 3-1 win against Mansfield on Senior Day.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Marauders struck first as Bri Harsh found the back of a net with a first quarter goal just 5:26 into the match. Harsh was assisted by Kate Strickland.
Mansfield would tie things up later in the quarter with a goal by Ellie Holland.
• With under three minutes left in the first half, Kalin Duke attempted a penalty shot for Mansfield, and an outstanding save by freshman goalie Kerstin Koons kept the game tied at 1-1 heading into halftime.
• In the opening minutes of the second half, Harsh would score for the second time, putting the Marauders ahead 2-1. Senior defender Meredith Fagan picked up the assist on the second goal by Harsh.
• The Marauders would add an insurance goal in the third quarter as Kayla Michaels netted her sixth goal of the season, with an assist by Kortlin Yetter.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Marauders now lead the all-time series 29-15 and are 8-5 at home against Mansfield.
• Harsh now leads 'Ville with 13 goals on the season.
• Millersville out-shot Mansfield 20-6 over the game, with 12 shots on target.

REACTION FROM HEAD COACH SHELLY BEHRENS
• On winning during Senior Day: "I think our PSAC competition makes us better and that happened again today."
• On the two-goal game from Bri Harsh: "I think she does a great job with how she prepares; there were some second chance opportunities that she was there for… I loved our perseverance and resilience today."
• On the penalty shot save by Koons: "Great instincts by her, and I think it was a big momentum shift for us. They (Mansfield) had already scored a nice goal on us, and I think the way Kerstin and the team reacted after giving up the goal was very professional and positive."

REACTION FROM SENIOR MEREDITH FAGAN
• "I think having it be Senior Day, having all of our family and friends here got everyone really excited to stay together and stay connected so we could have a win… I think we are just comfortable with how we play. They scored a really nice goal and I think we came back stronger together to secure the win, which helped us get excited to move forward."

UP NEXT
• The Marauders are back in action on Wednesday Oct. 27^th for their final home game of the regular season. The game is set to start at 6:00.