Score: Elmira College 3 – Oswego State 0
Records: Elmira (4-6), Oswego State (2-7)
Location: Laker Turf Stadium – Oswego, NY
 
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College field hockey team continued its winning ways on Saturday afternoon, besting Oswego State 3-0 at Laker Turf Stadium. The victory was the third straight for the Soaring Eagles, marking its longest winning streak since 2002.
 
Elmira's penalty corner play has been quite strong in recent contests and the Soaring Eagles used the opportunity to cash in with an early goal 10 minutes into play on Alli Gilbert's '16 fourth goal of the season. Sarah McCaffrey '18 started the scoring play, inserting the ball to Gilbert at the top of the arc. She ripped a shot that eluded Oswego State keeper Grace Lombardi.
 
The Soaring Eagles generated their second goal with the penalty corner as well just over five minutes later. McCaffrey inserted the ball to defender Julia Derco '17 at the center point of the arc. She ripped a shot that looked to be heading into the cage; however, it was stopped illegally by Monica Harvey. Derco was awarded a penalty stroke opportunity and did not miss her chance to cash in, tallying her second goal over the last three games.
 
Elmira keeper Julie Hockenberger '18 did well to make the 2-0 lead stand into the halftime break. She stopped three shots in the opening 35 minutes, while the Elmira defense did well to neutralize six Laker penalty corner opportunities.
 
Derco would continue her sizzling offensive streak to put the game beyond doubt in the 44^th minute in almost a carbon copy situation to her first of the afternoon. Oswego State's Emily Brockwell made an initial defensive save on a shot by Gilbert off a penalty corner. The rebound fell to Derco, who sent a shot on cage which was played illegally by Brockwell to set up a second penalty stroke opportunity. Derco calmly slotted home the shot, becoming the first Elmira player to tally two penalty strokes in the same game.
 
Turning Point
The Soaring Eagles dominated play through the early going, including an early goal by Alli Gilbert. Julia Derco gave Elmira some nice insurance in the 16^th minute, slotting home her first of two penalty stroke opportunities on the day. It would be more than enough offense for Elmira keeper Julie Hockenberger '18, who notched her first full-game shutout of the season.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Oswego State led Elmira 11-to-9 in shot attempts; however, Elmira held a 7-to-6 edge in shots on goal in the contest.
• Hockenberger finished with six saves in the contest, while Oswego State tallied just four save on the afternoon with three coming by way of the defense.
• The Lakers held an 11-to-4 edge in penalty corner opportunities. It was the lowest output by the Soaring Eagles since also generating four against Nazareth College on September 12^th.  

 
News and Notes

• The win marked Elmira's third straight victory. It is the first time the Soaring Eagles have tallied three consecutive wins since taking five straight during the 2002 season.
• Elmira has now scored in seven straight games, its longest streak since tallying a goal in eight straight contests during the 2013 season.
• With the goal, Gilbert has now record at least one point in seven consecutive games. She has scored a goal in three straight games.
• Gilbert now sits just three goals shy of tying Kayla Blank '09 for second on the program's all-time scoring list.
• Derco's two penalty stroke goals marked the first time an Elmira player tallied two penalty stroke goals in the same game.

 
Up Next
Elmira returns to Empire 8 Conference action next Saturday when it concludes its four-game road swing at Ithaca College. Start time is slated for 1:00 p.m.