Mae Dinh '19 was instrumental in EC's victories over Wells College and The Sage Colleges, helping the Soaring Eagles' offense explode for a 6-0 win over the Express on Tuesday, September 25, before scoring the game-winner in a narrow 2-1 Empire 8 Conference win over the Gators on Saturday, September 29.
Dinh, a senior from Clinton, New York, scored the first two goals of her debut season with the EC field hockey team last week. Her initial goal came as part of a five-goal second half against Wells. She then netted the game-winner in the 49th minute on Saturday, thanks in part to a feed from Kelsie Aloi '21 following a penalty corner insert. Aloi's pass found Dinh at the penalty stroke line in front of the cage, putting the first-year forward in position to beat the Sage keeper.
Through the first nine games of the season, Dinh ranks fourth on the team in both points (5) and goals (2).
The EC field hockey team will play on the road on Wednesday, October 3, against The College at Brockport at 7:00 p.m. The non-conference contest, which was originally scheduled as a home game at the Murray Athletic Center, was relocated to Brockport's Dr. Linda Arena & Class of '69 Field Hockey Venue due to inclement weather in the forecast.
