UTICA, N.Y. (October 7, 2018)  – Sophomore Jaymie Fiebel banged home a loose ball in the 63rd minute to cap a three-goal rally as the Stevens Institute of Technology Field Hockey team to a 3-2 victory over Utica College Sunday in an Empire 8 Conference contest at Gaetano Stadium.

Junior Michaela Thompson added a pair of goals for the Ducks, who won their fifth straight game to improve to 8-3 on the year and 3-1 in league play. Stevens is tied for second in the conference with St. John Fisher with four league games remaining.The five-game winning streak is the longest for the program since the team won six straight in 2015 en route to Field Hockey's fourth Empire 8 Conference championship and an NCAA appearance.

Rylee Meelan registered a pair of first-half goals for Utica, who fell to 4-8 on the year and 2-2 in the E8. The Pioneers have dropped five straight.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Franco recorded five saves to earn the victory and stopped Meelan twice with time expired after Utica was awarded two penalty corners. 

Thompson began Stevens' comeback, scoring two goals 5:17 apart, with each goal coming after a penalty corner. The Ducks earned a season-high 17 penalty corners on the afternoon, against just six for Utica.

Following Thompson's game-tying goal, Fiebel found the back of the goal less than four minutes later, beating Megan Chamberlain off another penalty corner for her third goal of the season. Stevens scored all three of its goals off four penalty corners in a span of less than 10 minutes.

Chamberlain finished with eight saves. 

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens outshot Utica 17-8 on the day, including a 14-7 edge in shots on goal. The .824 shot on goal percentage was the team's second-highest mark of the season.
• Meelan led all players with five shots.
• Three different Ducks registered an assist, including senior Regan Littell, who collected her team-leading sixth helper, which is tied for third in the conference. Freshman Kila Eadie registered her first career assist of Fieberl's marker and sophomore Allison Buffenbarger added an assist to round out the helping hands.
• Fiebel's tally was the Succasunna, New Jersey native's first career game-winner.

From the Sidelines

• "I'm incredibly proud of the heart we showed today! It's not easy to go down by two, but we doubled down in the second half and executed on our game plan. The team showed a lot of character and their ability to continue to battle for 70 minutes."

Up Next

• Field Hockey heads south to take on Stockton University Wednesday in Galloway, New Jersey in the final road non-conference game of the season.
• The Ducks are 3-4 all-time against the Ospreys, including a 4-3 overtime victory last season in Hoboken. The series began in 2004 in Stevens' first-ever home field hockey game.
• Live stats and video links on StevensDucks.com.

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