Julie Hockenberger
2
Elmira College ELMIRA (1-7 (0-3 E8))
7
Winner Stevens STEVENS (2-5 (1-1 E8))
Elmira College ELMIRA
(1-7 (0-3 E8))
2
Final
7
Stevens STEVENS
(2-5 (1-1 E8))
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Elmira College ELMIRA 0 2 2
Stevens STEVENS 2 5 7

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Hockenberger Makes Career-High 19 Saves in E8 Loss to Stevens

Score: Stevens Institute of Technology 7, Elmira College 2
Records: Stevens (2-5, 1-1 E8), Elmira (1-7, 0-3 E8)
Location: DeBaun Athletic Complex – Hoboken, N.J.

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Senior goaltender Julie Hockenberger '18 registered a career-high 19 saves for the Elmira College field hockey team during Saturday's Empire 8 Conference contest, but it wasn't enough for the Soaring Eagles in a 7-2 loss to Stevens Institute of Technology.

Stevens' high-powered offense accumulated 45 shots, 26 which were on goal, forcing Hockenberger to stay busy in cage throughout matchup. The fourth-year keeper from Manlius, New York, doubled her previous save total from her first five appearances of the year combined in 70:00 of action against the Ducks. Not only do her 19 stops represent a new single-game high, but Saturday's bout marks the 18th time in Hockenberger's collegiate career that she's finished with double-digit saves.

Hockenberger made 14 saves in the first half alone, which limited the Ducks to just two goals on 24 shots. In the second half, however, Stevens rattled off three straight goals in the first seven-and-a-half minutes to extend their lead to 5-0.

Down by six, the Elmira offense came to life with back-to-back goals in the 50th and 61st minutes. Senior Alison Mariano '18 ended the scoreless drought with an unassisted mark from from the right side. Mariano then assisted on EC's second goal, scored by Janie Kempf '21, which cut the lead down to 6-2. Kempf's tally extended her team lead in that category to five in her debut season.

Despite the late rally, the Purple and Gold were only able to muster one more shot in the final nine-plus minutes of regulation, while Stevens' Skylar Migliaccio extended her team's lead back to five goals, 7-2, in the 64th minute.

News and Notes
  • Elmira is 1-7 on the season and 0-3 inside Empire 8 Conference play.
  • Stevens is now 11-1 all-time against the Soaring Eagles.
  • Hockenberger turned in a career-high 19 saves, her first double-digit performance of the season and the 18th of her career.
  • Mariano's three points are a single-game career high for the senior forward.
  • Mariano's three goals in 2017 are a new single-season career high as well.
  • Kempf's five goals scored this season have already equaled Elmira's single-season high from both 2015 and 2016.
  • The last EC freshman to score at least five goals in a season was Ashley Palmer '16, who netted six in her rookie year back in 2012.

Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will travel to Ithaca, New York, to face the Bombers of Ithaca College in the third game on their season-long for-game road trip on Wednesday, September 27, at 5:00 p.m.
 
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