Box Score Postgame Interview with Coach Emily Beach |
Postgame Interview with soph. Taylor WelchHOBOKEN, N.J. (September 10, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology earned a 4-1 win over Drew University in its 2014 home-opener on Wednesday afternoon in front of a crowd of 444 people at the DeBaun Athletic Complex.
The Ducks wasted little time pushing deep into the Drew zone, generating three quick bids before finding the back of the net on the fourth. On the play, sophomore
Nolie Prouty (Glendora, Calif.) took the ball into the right side of the circle, crossed to freshman
Victoria Alvarez (Pine Beach, N.J.), who touched to junior
Dailyn Brook (Cherry Hill, N.J.) for her third goal of the season at 30:55 of the first.
The Ducks made it 2-0 a little more than 5:30 later when Brook inserted to junior captain
Erin Silvestri (Beverly, Mass.) on a penalty corner, and the ladder hammered a shot inside the near post for her third marker of the season. It was Brook's team-high fourth helper of the season.
Stevens continued to dominate the action, generating seven penalty corners in the first half of the opening period, and keeping the ball deep in the Drew zone for all but one of the first 20 minutes of game time.
The Rangers were able to generate several runs towards the Stevens goal late in the first half, but sophomore keeper
Emily Stukenborg (Stockholm, N.J.) and the Ducks' "D" did enough to keep the Rangers off the board.
Stevens' lead swelled to three goals in the 31st minute of action after a turnover created a breakaway down the left side for sophomore
Taylor Welch (Ringwood, N.J.). Welch remained composed once in the circle before using a move to create space and then drilling her shot into the lower left corner.
Drew played well in the early parts of the second half, getting within two at 46:31 thanks to a deflection off the stick of freshman
Madi Sheetz (Macungie, Pa.).
The Rangers continued to press, with Stukenborg keeping the lead at two with a plethora of kick saves and some help from freshman back
Cassidy O'Hearn (Silver Spring, Md.) who notched the first defensive save of her young career.
Stevens' finally tally of the day came from Welch on a rebound. The sophomore fed Brook into the circle and after Brook's shot was saved, Welch was there to stick in the rebound.
Stukenborg had a third-straight double-digit-save game with 14 denials, as the Ducks ended with a 27-22 margin in shots and a 13-11 edge in penalty corners.
After dropping its first two matches of the season at No. 11 TCNJ and at No. 12 Messiah, the Ducks have now scored nine goals in a pair of wins to even their record at 2-2. Drew is now 0-4 on the season.
The Ducks return to action at St. John Fisher College on Saturday afternoon in the Empire 8 opener for both squads.
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