FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 1, 2024) – Fairfield University clinched one of the two remaining spots for the upcoming Northeast Conference Tournament and halted Stonehill College's postseason aspirations with a 4-1 victory in NEC field hockey action on University Field this afternoon.
Conte made seven saves today and finished her field hockey career ranked second all-time with 387 career stops (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)
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Highlights
- Senior Erin McGinley scored a pair of goals to seal the win for Fairfield.
- Junior Alex Senior contributed a goal and assist for the Stags, while sophomore Noor Hellemans dished out two assists.
- Senior Payton Rahn preserved the win for Fairfield with two saves.
- Senior Agustina Casteluchi contributed a goal for the Stags.
- Senior Shannon Conte finished with seven saves in the Stonehill goal.
- Sophomore Julieta D'Antonio scored the lone Skyhawks goal.
How It Happened
- Fairfield built a two-goal lead off its three penalty corners in the contest, grabbing a quick advantage when Senior scored off an insertion and stop by Hofmann and junior Pilar Mengotti just 1:53 into the game.
- Casteluchi added a goal off a corner insertion and stop by Hellemans and junior Alice Pifferi 31-seconds into the second half.
- Stonehill sliced the Fairfield lead in half with a penalty corner goal of its own as D'Antonio potted her second goal of the year off a pass from freshman Siena De Roeck with 1:52 remaining in the third quarter.
- Fairfield sealed the win and playoff bid with a pair of goals from McGinley in the fourth quarter. Her first came off a pass from Senior 4:40 into the fourth, before adding her second with five minutes remaining off a deflection, assisted by Hellemans.
Noteworthy
- Stonehill finished its third NCAA Division I season with seven wins overall – two more than its 2022 total and improved by two wins in NEC play with four. The Skyhawks finished a game behind Saint Francis University (5-3) and LIU (5-3) for the final NEC Tournament spot – with those two teams holding the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Skyhawks.
- Conte caps her collegiate field hockey career second all-time for career saves at Stonehill with 387. Her 163 saves in 2022 are a single-season program record.
- Sophomore Tyra Stark finished as Stonehill's leading scorer this season with six goals and an assist for 13 points.
Up Next
Stonehill wraps up its season with a 7-11 record overall, including 4-4 in the NEC. Fairfield (10-7, 6-2 NEC) caps its regular season schedule at the University of Delaware on Sunday at 1 p.m., before opening NEC Tournament play next weekend.
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