The St. Lawrence University field hockey team lost to New Paltz 3-0 to kick off their season at the Oneonta Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
New Paltz came out firing and outshot the Saints 11-0 in the opening quarter. Sophomore goalkeeper
Cara Vredenburg made five saves, but the Hawks were able to put two into the cage. Six minutes into the second quarter they added a third.
In the second half, the Saints outshot New Paltz five to two, led by two from
Maggie Green, but Hawks' goalkeeper Davin Testo was able to keep a clean sheet.
New Paltz had seven penalty corners to St. Lawrence's four, and ended the game with a 16-6 shot advantage.
"We got into a better rhythm in the second half with an improved offensive push," said head coach
Fran Grembowicz. "We started to connect better between the lines. Our defensive unit stepped it up in the second half making some key defensive plays. We're looking forward to tomorrow's matchup with Oneonta."
The Saints return to play the hosts Oneonta on September 4
th at 11:30 a.m.
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