WEST CHESTER, PA – Jasmine Miller (Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor) and
Claudia Jaszczak (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) each registered a hat trick to help lead third-ranked West Chester to a 10-0 shut out over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Slippery Rock in a field hockey contest at Vonnie Gros Field Saturday afternoon.
West Chester (11-3, 4-3 PSAC) scored its 10 goals in the first three quarters of the match, including three tallies in the first 10 minutes of the game to leave little doubt as to the outcome against Slippery Rock (7-7, 1-5). West Chester scored three in the first quarter, three more in the second and four in the third.
Five different Golden Rams scored on the afternoon while eight different players got on the scoresheet.
Caitlynn Szarko (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) scored a pair of goals off the bench.
Paige Wolfe (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) and
Olivia Quagliero (South Hampton, N.J./Seneca) also scored.
Dara Spavlik (Hockessin, Del./Conrad), Valeria van Kuijck (Denbosch, The Netherlands) and
Autumn Gager (York, Pa./Penn Manor) each recorded a pair of assists. Both Miller and Quagliero added an assist to their point total on the afternoon, leaving Miller with a game-high four (3G, 1A).
Megan Gula (Lincoln University, Pa./Avon Grove) played the first 45 minutes without facing a shot. She picked up the win in the cage to improve to 11-3. Freshman
Tess Garchinsky (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) made two saves in the fourth quarter to combine with Gula for the shut out.
West Chester hits the road next Wednesday for a PSAC tilt at Bloomsburg at 4 p.m.
