Hempstead, NY – The newly-reinstated Wagner College field hockey team traveled to Hempstead, NY and blanked Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) member, Hofstra, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium in the 2019 season opener.
The Green & White, who were outshot in the match, 14-11, went ahead 1-0 on freshman
Kira Mordvinov first career goal as Mordvinov rebounded the deflected shot by teammate Gabrielle Dudek just five minutes into the first quarter.
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Annabel Zandvoort kept the Pride off the scoreboard, recording three of her six saves in the opening stanza.
Wagner upped its lead to 2-0 with 2:44 remaining in the third period as once again Mordvinov was the beneficiary and recorded her second score of the afternoon. The first-year forward picked up the loose ball and registered her second tally of the contest, getting one past Hofstra keeper, Cecelia DeSimone.
Hannah Meyer added the final marker with 4:23 in the fourth quarter as she took the feed from teammate
Joy Muller just inside the circle and pelted a shot into the netting of the goal.
The Seahawks will make their home debut on Sunday, September 8 as the Green & White will take on La Salle at 1:30 p.m. at the Wagner College Field Hockey Complex.
