WEST CHESTER, Pa. – A four-goal blitzkrieg over a five-minute span in the second quarter propelled top-ranked West Chester University to a 9-0 shutout over visiting Molloy College in a non-league field hockey match at sun-splashed Vonnie Gros Field Thursday.
West Chester (11-0) set a school record for most wins to open a season while also equaling the longest winning streak at any point in a single season under head coach
Amy Cohen. The Golden Rams also won 11 straight in 2014 en route to the 2014 PSAC Championship.
How it Happened:
• West Chester held a 2-0 advantage after the first quarter when the hosts finally broke through in the second quarter for four goals to take a 6-0 lead into halftime.
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Caitie McNamara (Buderim, Australia) and
Katie Thompson (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills) each finished with a pair of goals and an assist in the first half alone.
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Sophie Ruppert (Manheim, Germany) started the second-quarter onslaught with her first tally of the season in the 18th minute.
• McNamara scored her second of the game 45 seconds later, and then
Dara Spavlik (Hockessin, Del./Conrad) penciled her name in the score sheet three minutes after that.
• Thompson finished off the spurt with her team-leading 12th goal of the season seven minutes before halftime.
Inside the Box Score:
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Tara Hausker (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) and
Danielle Venter (Auckland, New Zealand) each scored their first career college goals.
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Devon Godek (Unionville, Pa./Unionville) registered an assist for her first point of the season.
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Claire Nielsen (Wescosville, Pa./Emmaus) combined with
Marycate London (Oxford, Pa./Oxford) on the shutout. Nielsen made two saves in the first half.
West Chester returns to Vonnie Gros Field Saturday at 4 p.m. for a conference showdown with Mercyhurst.
