MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - No. 9 East Stroudsburg still managed to pull away with the 16-8 victory even with Rachel Keeney earning her 100th career point and KC O'Neill making her starting debut in goal.
East Stroudsburg came out of the jump with two quick goals followed by Keeney reaching a milestone in her career with 100 career points. She went on to score another goal and tally on an assist later in the game.
Millersville was able to get the offense going in the second half as they scored six of their eight goals within this time. Two goals a piece came from Mary Moraca, Kaleigh Funk, and Keeney. The second half push was not enough to secure the win.
O'Neill, a first-year, made statement on the field as she earned a career high of 15 saves, 11 of them coming the second half. O'Neill faced 35 shots and collected three ground balls.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Liv Genovese set three new season highs in shots (7), shots on goal (6), and draw controls (9).
- Keeney's career running total of goals now stands at 85 and 17 assists.
- Keeney, Katlyn Krebs, Hailey Jordan, and O'Neill all acquired three ground balls.
- Jordan had a career high of three caused turnovers.
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH KAITLYN HAFDELL
- Thoughts on the game today: "I think we worked really hard and the goals we scored were earned. The highlight of this game was our freshman KC in goal. She was able to step in, make those saves, and clear exceptionally well for us today. Her presence was knows for stepping up as a freshman, making those saves, and played the whole game."
- Keeney getting her 100th career point: "Very happy to see her accomplish that. We were confident she was going to get it today, it was just a matter of when. A huge congrats to Rachel, she worked hard to achieve that."
- Expectations on the upcoming game against Bloomsburg: "Traveling to Bloom on Wednesday, we have a vendetta to finish. We have a chip on our shoulder and we are going to come back harder than ever because last time we faced them, it was not the outcome we wanted."
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