CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 4, 2024) – Stonehill College got a pair of goals from sophomore
Tyra Stark to spark a four-goal run and secure a 4-2 triumph over Central Michigan University in a non-conference field hockey matchup at Berylson Family Field Hockey Field at Harvard University tonight.
Highlights
- Stark led Stonehill with a pair of goals, while freshman Emma McGrory collected the first two points of her collegiate career with a goal and assist.
- Junior Makayla Strickulis added her first goal of the season for the Skyhawks.
- Senior Shannon Conte preserved the win with four saves.
- Central Michigan got goals from senior Isabella D'Allessandro and sophomore Zoey Emrick.
- CMU junior Coletta Beeler finished with seven saves in goal for the Chippewas.
How It Happened
- Emrick put Central Michigan in the lead with 3:28 remaining in the opening quarter when she collected a rebound off her own shot and drove the ball into the right side of the cage.
- Stonehill got a quick answer when Stark tipped in her second goal of the season, assisted by McGrory, just 54-seconds later.
- After a scoreless second quarter, Stonehill took command with two third quarter strikes. Strickulis pounced on a rebound in the center of the scoring arc 2:01 into the frame for her first goal of the year, before Stark doubled the Skyhawks lead four minutes later with her second of the night on another rebound.
- McGrory extended the Stonehill cushion to 4-1 with her first collegiate goal with 7:04 left in regulation when she scored off a penalty corner by freshman Tia-May Harlos.
- Central Michigan wrapped up the scoring with a consolation strike by D'Alessandro for her first goal of the year with 4:38 to play but could get no closer.
Noteworthy
- Stark, named a Northeast Conference Prime Performer earlier today, has scored in three-straight games dating back to last fall, having totaled three markers through two games so far this season.
- McGrory and Harlos each collected their first collegiate points tonight, giving Stonehill three freshmen with points after two contests.
- Strickulis scored her eighth career goal with her opening marker of the season. It also marks her third career game-winner, having scored one in each of her three seasons at Stonehill.
- Conte has posted 295 career saves in 36 games played after her season-best four stops tonight.
Up Next
Stonehill (1-1, 0-0 NEC) is right back in action on Friday, when it visits BIG EAST member Providence College at 3 p.m. The Skyhawks home opener is scheduled for Friday, October 4, when they host Rider University for a Northeast Conference matchup at W.B. Mason Stadium at 3 p.m. Central Michigan (2-1, 0-0 MAC) heads north for a pair of games in Orono, Maine, starting with Hofstra University on the University of Maine campus on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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