Strickland strikes twice as Marauders move to 6-0

Saturday, September 24

Sparkill, NY

11:00 AM

Millersville University

(6-0)

Saint Thomas Aquinas

(2-3)

Millersville

St. Thomas Aquinas

Strickland strikes twice as Marauders move to 6-0

9/24/2022 2:58:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

SPARKILL, N.Y. - It took No. 4 Millersville just 26 seconds to take the lead, and Kate Strickland's early-season scoring barrage continued as she tallied two goals and an assist in the Marauders' 4-0 win at Saint Thomas Aquinas Saturday.

Strickland scored each of Millersville's first two goals. After the early first-quarter tally, she gave the Marauders a 2-0 lead 1:18 into the third quarter. Ashlynn Lennon added to Millersville's lead just three minutes later, and Qhayiya Nogoduka scored off an assist from Strickland in the game's 53rd minute. Georgia Werkiser and Codi Bollinger also added assists.

Strickland took eight of the Marauders' 20 shots, landing a team-high three on goal. She boosted her season goal total to eight while Werkiser and Bollinger recorded their second assists of the season.

Millersville limited Saint Thomas Aquinas to eight shots, and Kerstin Koons made four saves for the Marauders' third-straight shutout.

POSTGAME REACTION FROM COACH SHELLY BEHRENS
• Thoughts on the win: "It was a good road win. I liked how we competed, and we definitely got better as the game progressed. I just would have liked us to take advantage of some missed opportunities, and that's on all of us to look at and get better."
• On starting 6-0: "Anytime we can win, learn and get better, it is a positive. So we move forward and prepare for PSAC play."

NOTES
• Millersville is 6-0 for the third-straight year.
• Millersville has posted three consecutive shutouts for the first time since the opening three games of the 2019 season.

UP NEXT
• Millersville begins PSAC play on Saturday, Oct. 1 with a home game against Bloomsburg.