BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Long Island University women's field hockey team (3-10, NEC 3-3) sent its seniors out with a win Friday afternoon, shutting out Stonehill College, 4-0, at home. The Sharks scored three times in the second quarter to take control of the NEC matchup before adding a late goal to close out the victory on Senior Day, honoring
Maria Ippolito and
MingGe Daley for their last home game as Sharks.
After a scoreless opening quarter, LIU broke through on a penalty corner in the 18th minute of play.
Tess Termars finished a pass from
Delfina Gonzalez to put the Sharks ahead. Less than two minutes late,
Julie Toma doubled the lead, scoring off an assist from Termars.
LIU continued to pressure Stonehill and added a third goal in the 30th minute, with
Lotte van Dusseldorp converting Termars' second assist on the afternoon.
The Sharks finished with a 23-12 edge in shots and earned 12 penalty corners, including six in the second quarter. Goalkeeper
Taryn Dolka made nine saves to record the shutout, turning aside four shots in the final quarter to keep the Skyhawks off the scoreboard.
Lilly Clark provided the final goal in the closing minute, finding the net off a pass from
Hayden Roddis with 45 seconds remaining in the game.
The win gave LIU a Senior Day victory for Ippolito and Daley, who were honored before the Sharks' home crowd. LIU improved to 3-3 in conference play.
Up next for the Sharks, they will face Bryant University for their final non-conference game of the season in Rhode Island on Sunday, Oct. 18. The game is set to begin at 12 p.m. and will be streamed on America East TV.
