HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 9, 2016) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team will continue its homestand this weekend when it welcomes Houghton College and The College at Brockport into the De Baun Athletic Complex.
WEEKEND INFO
The weekend starts Saturday with a 10 a.m. match against Houghton, followed Sunday by a matchup with Brockport at the same time.
LAST TIME OUT
Stevens topped Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham, 3-2 Wednesday night in a shootout thriller. Freshman
Ireland Tawney delivered the knockout blow in the shootout after juggling the ball on her stick and flicking it over the goalie.
SCOUTING REPORT
Houghton enters the weekend 2-1 and riding a two-game win streak where it's won by a combined margin of 13-1. Tanya Hatton leads the team with six goals, while Elizabeth Parker has seen the bulk of the team's minutes in the cage.
Brockport (1-1) will make a stop at Vassar College for a Saturday game before the trip to Hoboken, and enters the weekend off a 5-0 loss the St. John Fisher College. The Golden Eagles are currently being outscored 4-6 for the season.
THE ROAD STARTS HERE
Saturday will mark the beginning of Stevens' trek toward the Empire 8 Conference Championship, a title it won last season as the three seed.
SHOOTING STARS
Sophomore
Regan Littell, junior
Cassidy O'Hearn and Tawney each connected with the back of the cage in their shootout attempts Wednesday to seal the Ducks marathon win.
STUUUUUKE!
Senior goalie
Emily Stukenborg took on her stonewall form Wednesday night, stopping 17 shots throughout regulation and overtime before blocking all three of FDU's shootout attempts.
DREW ON D
Junior
Drew Lustig leads the team with three defensive saves through the Ducks first two games.
BALANCE
Four different Ducks have accounted for the team's two goals and two assists to give Stevens a well-rounded attack.
CAN'T MAKE IT?
Live stats and video will be available for both games on stevensducks.com.
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