HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 1, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team is back in the Empire 8 Tournament for a seventh-year after a 6-0 shutout win over Nazareth College Saturday at the DeBaun Athletic Complex.
The Ducks finish the regular season with an overall record of 10-10 and a conference mark of 5-3. Nazareth falls to 8-11 and 3-5 in the Empire 8.
Stevens will be the No. 4 seed in the tournament and will take on top-seeded host Utica College in one semifinal. Third-seeded Washington & Jefferson College and second-seeded St. John Fisher College will battle in the other semi in Utica.
The Ducks were led by junior
Dailyn Brook (Cherry Hill, N.J.) who became the fourth player in program history with 100 points with the first of four goals in the game. Brook scored the Ducks' first two tallies on the day, goals four and five as Stevens started fast and never looked back.
The first two goals came directly off penalty corners started by Brook on opposite sides of the field. In both cases, the insert went from Brook to junior midfielder
Erin Silvestri (Beverly, Mass.). The latter shot and Brook was on the near post for perfectly executed deflections as Silvestri was credited with assists on both tallies. Goal one came at 3:32, while the Ducks went up 2-0 at 25:53.
Sophomore forward
Taylor Welch (Ringwood, N.J.) gave Stevens a 3-0 lead, receiving a pass on the right post from sophomore midfielder
Nolie Prouty (Glendora, Calif.). Prouty carried into the circle after a corner before delivering a precision pass to her classmate. The goal was the 10th of the year for Welch.
The lead went to 4-0 with 28 seconds left in the first half when Brook secured the hat trick. The junior was able to dive to direct in a pass from Welch on a breakaway.
Brook's fourth of the game and 18th of the year was unassisted as she banged home a rebound, and Stevens' final score of the contest came from senior forward
Jillian Fiebel (Roxbury, N.J.). The Fiebel score originated on a corner she began, deflecting in a Silvestri shot.
Sophomore
Emily Stukenborg (Stockholm, N.J.) and junior
Felicia Heard (Lebanon, N.J.) combined for Stevens' fourth shutout of the season.
The Ducks ended with a 26-5 margin in penalty corners and a 27-7 margin in shots, closing the regular season on a four-game winning streak. Since going into intermission on October 18 vs. Ithaca College down 2-0, Stevens has outscored its opponents 14-1 over its last 245 minutes of game time.
Stevens and Utica squared off in Utica on October 12 with the Pioneers winning 4-1. Saturday's contest is set for an 11 a.m. start at Charles A Gaetano Stadium. Check
www.stevensducks.com on Thursday for a complete season preview.
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