INDIANA –
Brittany Ryan inked her name as the program's all-time leader in shutouts and
Larissa Motts recorded a hat trick as Mansfield came away with a big 3-0 PSAC win at IUP on Tuesday night.
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The win gives Mansfield (8-3, 2-1 PSAC) eight victories for the third straight season and moves the Mounties into fifth place in the PSAC.
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Motts proved to be dangerous under pressure as the senior scored each of her first two goals in the final minute of both the first and second quarters.
Dana Evans assisted on the first goal with Motts scoring the second unassisted.
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Motts notched her first career hat trick in the 39
th minute on a
Saramae Radel assist. It marks the third hat trick scored by the Mountaineers this season after Evan's recorded triple scores against Southern Connecticut State and Seton Hill. Motts now has eight goals on the season.
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Mansfield totaled 10 shots with seven on goal while the Mountaineer defense limited the Crimson Hawks to just four shots with one on target. The Mounties held a 4-2 advantage on penalty corners.
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Ryan recorded her fourth shutout of the year and 11
th of her career to surpass Brianna DeLuca (2005-08 on the all-time list.
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The win avenges a 1-0 loss to IUP earlier in the season.
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Mansfield hosts Seton Hill on Friday at Karl Van Norman Field.
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