Dallas, PA (October 12, 2022) - The DeSales University field hockey team stayed unbeaten in the MAC Freedom after a 2-1 win at Misericordia University on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 2, Misericordia - 1
• Records: DeSales (10-2, 5-0 MAC Freedom), Misericordia (4-8, 1-3 MAC Freedom)
• It is DSU's sixth straight win this season, three shy of tying the team record.
• It is DeSales' second ever win over the Cougars at Misericordia and improves the Bulldogs all-time mark to 6-10 in the all-time series.
• The Bulldogs have now won 10 games on the season, the sixth time in program history DSU has won 10+ games in a season.

How it Happened

• The scoring started late in the second quarter when senior Catie McGrath scored off a short pass from junior Maddie Trocki on a scramble in front of the cage off a corner feed.
• MU tied the game just two minutes later making it a 1-1 game entering the half.
• Trocki put the Bulldogs back on top mid-way thru the third quarter scoring on a reverse chip shot into the upper corner of the far post and that goal stood up as the game-winner.

Top Bulldog Performers

• McGrath's goal is the fourth of the season and her 25th all-time moving her into seventh place all-time.
• Trocki now has five goals on the year and a team-leading six assists.
• Junior Kayla Yeatman was terrific in goal making seven saves including saving a penalty stroke early in the second quarter keeping the game scoreless.

For the Foes

• Meghan Radnoff had MU's goal and Morgan Walsh added an assist.
• Sarah Bogina made 14 saves in the cage.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs had a healthy 24-9 advantage in shots and a 16-8 advantage in shots on goal.
• DSU took 13 penalty corners as compared to just five for the Cougars.

Up Next

• DeSales hosts FDU-Florham in another very important MAC Freedom match-up on Saturday for senior day beginning at Noon.