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Staten Island, NY – The Wagner field hockey team defeated Merrimack, 10-2 to conclude Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season play on Thursday afternoon.
The Seahawks put a stamp on the contest early on, outscoring the Warriors 5-0 in the opening frame. Five different goal scorers found the back of the net in the first quarter, sophomore
Natalie Rocuskie opened the scoring, followed by seniors
Agustina Deharbe and
Julia Cruces Pastorino, and freshmen
Shea Crowther and
Liselotte Koop. For Crowther, it was her first goal as a member of the Seahawks.
The Seahawks were held scoreless in the second but generated two shots on goal in the quarter. The Warriors matched the Seahawks shot total in the quarter as senior netminder
Daisy Ruhle stopped two out of three shots she faced as Anne-Sophie Hogenboom opened the scoring for the visitors.
After the opening 15 minutes, the Green & White outshot Merrimack 8-2 and forced two penalty corners to the Merrimack one.
Wagner tallied one goal on their lone shot of the third quarter when
Natalie Rocuskie netted her second of the afternoon and her third in two games to extend the Wagner lead to 6-1 after three. Midway through the third stanza, freshman
Sarah Trask made her Wagner debut in between the pipes and relieved
Daisy Ruhle.
To open the final stanza, sophomore
Erin Franklin relieved Trask for the final 15 minutes, Franklin tallied two saves on three shots faced.
The Seahawks continued to find the back of the net in the final stanza, scoring four times. First,
Julia Cruces Pastorino scored her second and third goals of the afternoon, followed by junior
Taylor Duffany who netted her first goal of the season. Deharbe found the back of the net for the Green & White's final goal of the afternoon.
For Wagner, 10 goals are a single-game record in a season in which they continue to shatter program records. Deharbe dished out four assists, which is a single-game record for the Seahawks.
The Seahawks will conclude their regular season on Sunday, October 31 when they host Lehigh for Senior Day at noon.
