Greyhounds Capture First Conference Victory

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Moravian field hockey team earned their first-ever Landmark Conference victory and extended their winning streak to three straight matches with a 3-1 victory over The University of Scranton in a Landmark Conference contest at Betty Prince Field.

Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute when senior midfielder Mauri Dallago netted her first goal of the season off of a pass by senior forward Savannah Bayer. The Royals tied the match in the 16th minute when freshman midfielder/forward Corrie Szapka found the back of the cage off of an assist from senior midfielder Clare Devine.

The Greyhounds retook the lead in the 38th minute on an unassisted goal by junior forward Julia Garofalo, her fifth tally of the season. Bayer would add an insurance goal for Moravian 90 seconds later off of a pass from Garofalo. The goal was Bayer's fifth of the season.

The Greyhounds had a 20-9 advantage in shots and a 12-7 edge in penalty corners. Freshman goalie Maura Acox registered five saves in the victory for Moravian while Scranton junior keeper Kristina Goetz had 11 saves.