SMITHFIELD, R.I. (October 13, 2024) – Three different players netted their first career goal as Stonehill College extended its winning streak to four games with a 6-3 triumph over Queens University of Charlotte at Steven '69 and Lily Cowen Field on the campus of Bryant University today.
Highlights
- Sophomore Roos van Zwol and freshman Tia-May Harlos each scored a pair of goals to lead Stonehill and were joined in netting the first goals of their collegiate careers by freshman Hannah Bickford in the six-goal outburst.
- Junior Makayla Strickulis also scored a goal for Stonehill, while sophomores Tyra Stark and Julieta D'Antonio and freshmen Emma McGrory and Siena De Roeck all dished assists.
- Senior Enya Kemp, junior Hensley Miller and freshman Delfina Gonzalez Fontan scored goals for Queens.
- Senior Shannon Conte finished with four saves in goal for Stonehill, while freshman Madison Destefano registered eight stops in the Queens cage.
Harlos scored the first two goals of her collegiate career in the Skyhawks six-goal outburst (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)
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How It Happened
- Stonehill grabbed a quick lead with three goals, the first two by van Zwol, in a two-minute span in the first quarter.
- van Zwol opened the scoring with her first collegiate goal 4:46 into the game when she converted a cross from Stark at the near post. van Zwol added her second goal just 51-seconds later by converting a penalty stroke.
- Bickford followed with her first collegiate goal 53-seconds after that, scoring off a rebound after a Queens defensive save on an initial drive by Stark at 6:30.
- Queens got on the scoreboard 6:27 into the second quarter with Gonzalez Fontan's first career goal on a rebound following the Royals first penalty corner of the game.
- Harlos' first career goal two minutes later restored the Skyhawks three goal cushion when she followed her penalty corner insertion to the left post and tipped in D'Antonio's drive from the top of the circle with 6:33 remaining in the half.
- Queens drew back within a pair just before halftime with Kemp's first goal of the year with 25-seconds remaining.
- Stonehill added single goals in the third and fourth quarters to put the outcome away, starting with a second by Harlos with 5:26 left in the third quarter, knocking in a pass from McGrory at the right post.
- Strickulis closed out the Stonehill scoring with her third goal of the season 1:29 into the fourth quarter off a pass from De Roeck.
- Queens capped the scoring in the contest off a penalty corner as time expired, with Miller scoring her first of the season when she crashed the left post following her insertion and converted on her own rebound after Conte made two initial saves.
- Stonehill's six goals are its highest total at the NCAA Division I level, surpassing the five in scored in last year's 5-0 win at Queens. It is the Skyhawks highest goal total overall since a 7-1 win over Mercy College on September 18, 2021.
- Conte moved into third all-time in Stonehill history for career goals with her four today giving her 356 in 46 career games, and past Dani Ryder, '08 (353) on the program's career list.
- Conte saw a shutout streak of 155:02 dating back to early in the fourth quarter of Stonehill's 3-2 overtime triumph against Rider University halted with Queens opening goal.
- Strickulis' third goal of the season gives her ten over her 42 career games played at Stonehill. She is tied for second on the team with her three goals this season – one behind Stark's team-leading four.
- De Roeck's assist is her fourth of the season, matching the team lead along with Harlos to rank seventh among NEC leaders.
- Stonehill improves to 5-0 in its home games this season, including a 2-0 mark at W.B. Mason Stadium, with today its third win in games hosted at neutral sites.
Up Next
Stonehill (5-8, 2-1 NEC) returns to action on Friday to open a two-game weekend of Northeast Conference play in New York at Wagner College at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks return home on Friday, October 25, to host Sacred Heart University for an NEC matchup as part of Homecoming Weekend at the College at 3 p.m. Queens (0-10) remains in Rhode Island through Tuesday, when it will face Bryant University here at Cowen Field at 11 a.m.
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