Margiotta, Dragon Lead No. 3 Field Hockey to 8-0 Drubbing of Mercy
Box Score
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Oct. 22, 2013) - The third-ranked LIU Post field hockey team, led by a hat trick from sophomore forward Keliann Margiotta (Sewell, N.J.), rolled past Mercy by a score of 8-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Brookville, N.Y.
The Pioneers improved to 15-0 with the win, while the Mavericks fell to 3-11.
Three Pioneers notched unassisted tallies in the first half to kick off action. Graduate midfielder Dani Crouse (Westville, South Africa) started scoring just over six minutes into the game, with senior forward Stephanie Ruhle (Wanaque, N.J.) following with her score four-and-a-half minutes later. Senior forward Carlee Dragon (Bridgewater, N.J.) knocked home her goal in the 16th minute, after a Pioneer penalty corner.
LIU Post found the back of the net five times in the second half to secure the 8-0 win. Dragon's second goal of the game came in the 44th minute off a helper from junior forward Lyn-Marie Wilson (Bridgetown, Barbados). That tally marked her 24th of the season, which was good for a new single-season Pioneer goals record.
Margiotta then scored three of the final four Pioneer goals, with her first two coming within a minute-and-a-half of each other. Her first came via a Dragon helper, while the second was assisted by freshman midfielder Abi Sawyer (Wakefield, West Yorkshire).
Freshman Steph Mocerino (Andover, N.J.) knocked home her first collegiate goal in the 62nd minute on a redirect tip-in off a shot from Crouse. Margiotta concluded the scoring with just under three minutes to go in the game, as she received a quick pass in front of the cage from sophomore forward Catlynn Kundrat (Rocky Point, N.Y.).
The Pioneers held an overwhelming advantage in shots with 27 to Mercy's two, and owned a 23-3 clip in penalty corners.
Freshman Meredith Stocklin (Mount Laurel, N.J.) secured her fourth shutout, making one save between the pipes, en route to her eighth victory. On the other side, Kristen Znaniecki stopped 13 shots in the loss.
The Pioneers are back in action Saturday (Oct. 26) at noon, as they host Saint Anselm at Hickox Field.