Box Score

Highlights

HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 25, 2013) – Senior forward Marguerite Chavez (Oceanport, N.J.) scored four goals to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team to a 7-3 win over Cabrini College Wednesday night at the De Baun Athletic Complex in Hoboken, N.J.
 
The win is the Ducks' fourth in a row as they improve to 5-2 overall. Cabrini falls to 2-6 in defeat.
 
After a slow start, Stevens grabbed a stranglehold of the possession and field position, generating quality chances at will via its attack and on penalty corners.
 
Chavez and fellow senior and sister Rachel Chavez (Oceanport, N.J.) hooked up for a picture-perfect score in the 21st minute. Freshman Nolie Prouty (Glendora, Calif.) picked up a loose ball and knifed down the middle of the field before finding Rachel Chavez in stride near the top of the circle. She dribbled all the way down to the left side of the goal before crossing from the end line to Marguerite Chavez in front who directed it in.
 
Moments later, Stevens went up 2-0 after a penalty corner. On the play, Marguerite Chavez inserted to senior Megan Traub (Berkeley Heights, N.J.), who then played give-and-go with sophomore midfielder Erin Silvestri (Beverly, Mass.). Traub received a pass before finding senior back Grace Ridge (Moorestown, N.J.) 10-yards out in the middle of the circle for a shot that deflected into the upper-portion of the goal. It was Ridge's second marker of the year and Traub's fourth helper.
 
The lead swelled to 3-0 at 26:51 of the first when Marguerite Chavez converted a penalty stroke for her sixth of the year and second of the day.
 
Despite the early deficit, Cabrini scored once near the end of the first half and again on a stroke 17 seconds into the second to trim the Ducks lead to one at 3-2.
 
Stevens rebounded, slowing the Cavalier momentum, and eventually extending its lead back to two goals with a marvelous individual score from Marguerite Chavez. On the play, sophomore forward Dailyn Brook (Cherry Hill, N.J.) shot up the left side and hit Chavez with a pass. The senior then sliced through four Cabrini defenders, angling across the circle to her right and ripping a perfect shot back across the goal into the lower-left corner for her third of the contest.
 
The Cavaliers came back once again to make it a 4-3 game with 15:06 remaining on the back of junior forward Karlie Gruccio's (Landisville, Pa.) second goal of the game, but Chavez's remarkable night continued as the veteran netted her fourth goal of the game thanks to assists from senior back Grace Ridge (Moorestown, N.J.) and Silvestri. The play started with Chavez inserting on a penalty corner to Ridge. Ridge used a nifty fake before leaving a pass for Silvestri who then one-timed a shot at the left post that Chavez re-directed in.
 
With some insurance and time running out, Stevens tacked on a pair of tallies off the stick of Brook. The first came on a corner and was assisted by Traub, with the second coming via a deflection.
 
Chavez ended with the second-most points in single-game history, recording eight. She now has eight goals on the season. Brook had two goals and one helper, and Ridge had one goal and one assist. Freshman Emily Stukenborg (Stockholm, N.J.) and sophomore Felicia Heard (Lebanon, N.J.) split the game in goal for the Ducks, each making a pair of saves.
 
Stevens ended with a 29-12 edge in shots and a 15-13 margin in penalty corners. Genevieve Paulin (Hazlet, N.J.) made 12 stops for Cabrini.
 
The Ducks have now scored 17 goals during their four-game winning streak and will be looking for No. 5 when they visit Ithaca College in a key Empire 8 battle Saturday at 1 p.m.