St. David's, PA (October 13, 2018) - Juniors
Christie Hansen and
Kylie Honnick-Payne combined to score five goals and added two assists leading the DeSales University field hockey team past Eastern University, 6-4, in a big MAC Freedom road win on Saturday morning.
The Basics
- Final Score: DeSales - 6, Eastern - 4
- Records: DeSales (6-7, 3-1 MAC Freedom); Eastern (3-11, 1-3 MAC Freedom)
How it Happened
- DeSales took an early 1-0 lead as sophomore Erin Chioffe scored in the 9th minute on smash off a corner feed from Honnick-Payne.
- Eastern tied the game 11 minutes later before the Bulldogs countered with three straight goals to take a 4-1 lead.
- The two teams traded goals over the final two minutes of the first-half as DeSales took a 5-2 lead into the halftime locker room.
- EU pulled back to within two goals just two minutes into the second-half before Honnick-Payne got the three goal lead back in the 42nd minute.
- Eastern added another goal in the 56th minute that ended the scoring giving DSU a 6-4 win.
Top Bulldog Performers
- Hansen netted a hat trick scoring DSU's second, third, and fifth goals giving her 16 career tallies.
- Honnick-Payne totaled two goals and two assists giving her 70 career points and making her just the fourth player all-time to record 70+ career points.
- Chioffe's goal was her team leading sixth of the year.
- Junior Katarina Polyviou made two saves in the cage.
For the Foes
- Joelle Walsh equaled Hansen's hat trick and Allison Hoag had Eastern's fourth tally.
- Alli Dickinson, Ali Balmer, and Harper Sellers added assists in the loss.
Inside the Box Score
- DeSales had a 18-10 advantage in shots and put 15 of its 18 shots on goal.
- The Bulldogs had a decisive edge in penalty corner, 14-8.
Up Next
- The Bulldogs return home to host Manhattanville College on Wednesday with game time set for 7:00 pm.