NORTH EASTON, Mass. – Stonehill (9-5, 7-0) handed FDU (3-11, 2-5) an 18-6 loss on Wednesday afternoon. The win continues the Skyhawks' unbeaten streak in conference play.
Stonehill led 5-1 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. They were able to extend their lead to 11-3 at halftime. The Knights responded with two unanswered goals at the start of the third period, but Stonehill put to rest any thought of an FDU comeback with three-straight goals of their own.
Four notable streaks continued for the Knights today.
Adriana Mavlios pushed her point-streak to ten games with a goal and an assist. Sophomore
Karly Dillabough scored her team leading 24
th and 25
th goals of the season, while extending her goal-streak to nine games.
Brielle McInaw extended her goal-streak to six games with one tally and
Riley Eaton cashed in two for her fifth-straight game with a goal. Eaton has scored 13 goals in FDU's last five outings.
Lane Mintchwarner had a busy day in the stat sheet with five draw controls, two ground balls and one caused turnover. She is just one ground ball short of matching last year's total.
This game was fairly even in a lot of areas on the stat sheet. Both teams were perfect on clear attempts (FDU 13-13, Stonehill 12-12). The teams also each committed ten turnovers and picked up 13 ground balls.
However, the difference was made in the draw control circle. Stonehill won 20 of 18 draw controls and this led to 17 more shots for the Skyhawks.
WHAT'S NEXT
FDU will host Mercyhurst this Saturday, April 12, at home. The game is set for a 12 p.m. start and can be seen on NEC Front Row.
