EC FH Kari Jensen Wells
0
ELMIRA ELMIRA (1-12, 0-7)
9
Winner St. John Fisher SJFUFH (6-9, 4-2)
ELMIRA ELMIRA
(1-12, 0-7)
0
Final
9
St. John Fisher SJFUFH
(6-9, 4-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
ELMIRA ELMIRA 0 0 0 0 0
St. John Fisher SJFUFH 4 3 1 1 9

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Comes Up Short Against St. John Fisher on Wednesday

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Coming off of its first win of the season, the Elmira College field hockey program looked to continue the momentum on Wednesday night with an Empire 8 Conference matchup against St. John Fisher. The Cardinals would come away victorious by a final score of 9-0 from Growney Stadium.
 
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 0, St. John Fisher 9
LOCATION: Pittsford, NY | Growney Stadium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (1-12, 0-7 E8), St. John Fisher (6-9, 4-2 E8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Cardinals offense would test Elmira goalkeeper MeganRae Burke '24 with a shot just over two minutes into the contest. St. John Fisher continued the early pressure and would take a 1-0 lead with a goal at the 4:26 mark of the first quarter. The Cardinals would eventually stretch their lead to 4-0 later in the frame before the Soaring Eagles would be awarded a penalty corner at the 13:17 mark.

Sarah Griffith '23 would register Elmira's first shot on goal in the contest at the 22:41 mark of the second quarter as her attempt would be denied by the Cardinals. The Purple & Gold would have their best stretch of offensive opportunities midway through the quarter as Griffith along with Lindsey Smith '24 would each have their shots stopped by the Cardinals following a pair of penalty corners. The Cardinals scored three more times in the frame to take a 7-0 advantage into the half.

Following a goal by the Cardinals in the third quarter to increase their advantage to 8-0, EC's Jenna Ellis '24 would deliver a shot on goal at the 43:08 mark that would be turned away by St. John Fisher. Trailing 9-0 late in the fourth quarter, Elmira's Victoria Davis '24 followed up a penalty corner that would be taken by Kylie Rosen '23 with a shot that would go just wide at the 55:52 mark.

Burke finished the contest with eight saves in goal for the Purple & Gold, while Griffith and Smith each registered a pair of shots offensively for Elmira.

UP NEXT:
The Purple & Gold head to Nazareth for a road contest on Saturday, October 22 beginning at 1:00 P.M. Elmira is back at the Murray Athletic Center for an E8 matchup on October 29 against Sage beginning at 2:00 P.M.
 
 
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