ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Junior
Kalin Duke (Stroudsburg, Pa. / Stroudsburg) dished out three assists, junior
Saramae Radel (Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove) scored twice, and sophomore
August Lewis (Felton, Del. / Lake Forest) pitched a shutout to lead the Mansfield University field hockey team (4-2 overall) to a 5-0 non-conference victory at Maryville University (2-4 overall) on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24.
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The Mountaineers have outscored their opponents, 10-0, over the last two games.
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Duke's three assists fall just on shy of a tie for third in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) history record book.
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The Mountaineers took a 3-0 lead into halftime, scoring all three goals in the first quarter. Duke set up Radel off a penalty corner in the third minute to give the Mounties an early lead.
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Duke hooked up with Radel again in the sixth minute, before sophomore
Kenedy Stroup (Millerstown, Pa. / Greenwood) won a scramble in front of the cage to score her sixth goal of the season and extend the Mountaineer advantage to 3-0.
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After a scoreless second quarter, Duke and Radel executed another penalty corner by finding an open junior
Hannah Meyer (Kitchener, Ontario / Forest Heights), who beat the keeper to make it 4-0 with just over 16 minutes to go.
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Freshman
Leah Toskey (Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove) scored the first girl of her young career midway through the fourth quarter off an assist from seniorÂ
Alex Esterling (Wilmington, Del. / Delaware Military Academy) to round out the scoring.
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Lewis secures her fourth win of the season on her second consecutive shutout. Lewis has a shutout in three of four victories.
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Esterling and Radel both finished with a team-high three shots on goal.
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Maryville's offense was limited to one shot on goal. Liz Bierhals took the loss in net for the Saints, finishing with seven saves while facing 21 shots.
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The Mountaineers conclude their trip to Missouri tomorrow morning, Sunday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. when they take on Lindenwood University in non-conference action.
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