Emily Smart
1
Stevens STEVENS (15-6)
4
Winner Bates BATES (13-6)
Stevens STEVENS
(15-6)
1
Final
4
Bates BATES
(13-6)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stevens STEVENS 0 0 0 1 1
Bates BATES 1 1 1 1 4

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Topped By No. 11 Bates In NCAA Tournament

Lewiston, Me. – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team fell to No. 11 Bates College 4-1 in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.



Emily Smart scored the lone goal for Stevens, which finished the season with a 15-6 record and won its second consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championship. Stevens was making its seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats broke through for the opening tally in the fourth minute. Lily Wierzbicki made an initial save on a penalty corner attempt before Anna Cote netted the goal off an assist from Maria Femia. The Ducks had a pair of shots in the eighth minute, but Sarah Korczukowski had a shot blocked, and Smart pushed the rebound wide.

Wierzbicki kept it at a one-goal deficit in the second stanza, turning away a Femia shot in the 20th minute. The hosts continued to apply pressure, attempting two additional shots that did not reach Wierzbicki as the defense blocked them. Off a penalty corner late in the second quarter, the Ducks had two attempts at goal, but Sophia Cozza and Jess Kopernick had their shots blocked. Bates doubled their advantage with 1:47 left in the frame, as Anna Lindeis scored off a penalty corner.

Through the first 30 minutes, Bates outshot Stevens 6-5 while holding a 4-2 advantage in penalty corners.

The Bobcats added a goal 5:46 into the third period, as Haley Dwight put home a rebound off a save from Wierzbicki. Stevens, who was held shotless in the third quarter, broke through 35 seconds into the fourth. Sophia Cozza collected an assist as Smart registered the goal. Bates capped off the scoring in the 52nd minute, as Brooke Moloney-Kolen netted an unassisted goal.


INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Today's matchup was the first meeting between Stevens and Bates.
  • Cozza's 10 assists on the season was the first 10-assist season for Stevens since Nolie Prouty had 13 during the 2015 campaign. 
  • Smart closed out her career with 29 goals and 16 assists, including nine goals and five assists this season.
  • Wierzbicki made three saves in the setback.
  • Gabi Moroney (16 goals) and Korczukowski (11 goals) are the first pair with 10 or more goals in a season since 2018 (Skylar Migliaccio & Ireland Tawney)
  • Moroney's 16 goals are the most in a season since Victoria Alvarez's 18 in 2017.
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