Box Score GRANTHAM, Pa. (August 30, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team dropped a 6-1 decision at No. 11 Messiah College Saturday afternoon.
 
With the loss, Stevens falls to 0-2 on the young season, while Messiah improves to 1-0.
 
The Stevens defense was able to hang tough in the early going, with the hosts getting on the board in the 12th minute and again at 16:55. Messiah scored once more before the end of the opening period to take a 3-0 advantage into the intermission.
 
Messiah continued to apply pressure, scoring 6:03 into the second half when freshman forward Carissa Gehman (Holtwood, Pa.) netted her second of the day to make it 4-0.
 
After Messiah carded its fifth goal, Stevens held the Falcons scoreless for the next 19:37 of action before getting on the board when freshman forward Victoria Alvarez (Pine Beach, N.J.) pocketed the first goal of her young career.
 
Sophomore goalie Emily Stukenborg (Stockholm, N.J.) made a career-high 16 saves for Stevens. The Ducks also picked up a pair of defensive saves as junior back Angela Bauroth (Rockville, Md.) and freshman Meghan Reilly (Rockport, Mass.) each tallied denials.
 
Messiah ended with a 40-3 edge in shots, putting 24 on target. The Falcons also ended with a 13-5 margin in penalty corners.
 
The Ducks will visit Kean University on September 6 before returning to Hoboken to host Drew University on September 10 in the 2014 home-opener.
 
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