Cozza
Dave Janosz
2
Winner Stevens STEVENS (6-0, 0-0)
1
New Paltz NEW PALT (3-3, 0-0)
Winner
Stevens STEVENS
(6-0, 0-0)
2
Final
1
New Paltz NEW PALT
(3-3, 0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stevens STEVENS 0 2 0 0 2
New Paltz NEW PALT 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Cozza, Brooks Tally Second Quarter Goals To Lead No. 16 Field Hockey Past New Paltz

New Paltz, N.Y. – Sophia Cozza and Taylor Brooks scored second-quarter goals as the No. 16 Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team edged SUNY New Paltz 2-1 in non-conference action Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Cozza registered the first shot on goal in the fifth minute, but her attempt was turned aside by Gail Comiskey. The Hawks nearly broke through in the ninth, but goalkeeper Lily Wierzbicki denied a try off a corner. The hosts eventually struck first in the closing minute of the opening period, when Ashley McGough netted the opener.

Stevens answered quickly in the second. Jess Kopernick had an early chance that went wide before the Ducks were awarded a penalty stroke in the 17th minute. Cozza stepped up and buried her attempt inside the right post to even the match at 1. After Wierzbicki made a stop in the 21st minute, Moroney was denied by a New Paltz defender in the 24th. With just under three minutes left in the half, Brooks gave the Ducks the lead with a determined individual effort, pushing past a defender on the end line and slotting a low shot inside the near post for a 2-1 advantage. Kylee Scherer preserved the lead with a defensive save in the final seconds of the half.

The Ducks' back line tightened up after the break, holding New Paltz without a shot on frame in the third quarter. The Hawks' best chance came in the 56th minute, but Wierzbicki turned away Rachel Tama to protect the one-goal margin. Stevens pressed for an insurance tally, but shots from Lauren Flynn and Emilia Lopes were stopped by Comiskey, and the Ducks closed out the 2-1 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Stevens defeated New Paltz for the first time since 2017.
  • Cozza and Brooks each netted their fourth goals of the season, one shy of team leader Gabi Moroney (5).
  • Wierzbicki, the reigning NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week, made four saves to improve to 6-0 on the year.
  • Scherer's defensive save was the first of her career.
UP NEXT
The Ducks return home Saturday, welcoming Eastern University to the DeBaun Athletic Complex for a noon start.
 
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