GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah Field Hockey team earned the 4-0 win over Alvernia University on Wednesday night to move to 4-0 in MAC Commonwealth play. The Falcons took an early 1-0 lead with a goal by
Aubrey Clark from
Ellie Lefever in the fourth minute.
Addie Weiler redirected a ball from
Naomi Lyter in the second quarter to give the Falcons the 2-0 lead going into halftime. After a scoreless third quarter,
Addie Weiler found the back of the cage for the second time to extend the lead to 3-0.
Aubrey Clark fired a shot around a defender late in the fourth to give Messiah the 4-0 win.
Aubrey Clark and
Addie Weiler led the Falcons with a pair of goals each with
Ellie Lefever adding an assist.
Anna Haberle had one save in goal.
The Falcons return to action at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 when they travel to Stevenson University to take on the Mustangs.
First Half
The Falcons took early possession with
Chelsea Carlisle missing a shot wide. In the fourth minute, Messiah earned the first penalty corner of the game.
Ellie Lefever found
Aubrey Clark to put the Falcons on the board 1-0. Over the next minute and a half, Clark, Lefever, and
Taylor Wielechowski each had a shot on goal saved by the Alvernia goalie. Messiah's possession control continued for the next several minutes before the Golden Wolves were able to fire a shot on goal that was saved by
Anna Haberle. The Golden Wolves then earned their first penalty corner of the game, but the Messiah defense was able to prevent a shot, maintaining the 1-0 lead.
Possession in the second quarter was back-and-forth before Messiah took control.
Naomi Lyter fired a ball towards the front of the cage where
Addie Weiler was able to redirect it to extend the Messiah lead to 2-0.
Chelsea Carlisle looked to extend the lead further but had a shot blocked. After four minutes of back-and-forth play,
Taylor Wielechowski fired a shot on goal that forced a save by the Alvernia goalie. Neither team registered another shot, as Messiah held the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
Aubrey Clark missed an early shot just wide before
Naomi Lyter fired a shot on goal that was saved by the Golden Wolves goalie. Just two minutes into the second half, Messiah earned a penalty corner that resulted in a shot from
Chelsea Carlisle being saved by the Alvernia goalie. The Falcons earned two additional corners in the next minute, with
Aubrey Clark having a shot blocked and
Ellie Lefever placing a shot on goal that was saved by the Alvernia goalie before a shot from Clark missed wide. Over the next three minutes,
Addie Weiler, Lefever, and
Taylor Wielechowski each had a shot blocked. In the final five minutes,
Caitlyn Weatherill and Wielechowski had shots blocked while
Aubrey Clark and
Lexie Zaring had shots on goal saved by the Alvernia goalie. With one quarter of play remaining, Messiah held their 2-0 lead.
The Falcons earned four penalty corners in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter and tallied five shots.
Olivia Zaskoda had a pair of shots saved with
Ellie Lefever also having a shot on goal saved.
Taylor Wielechowski had a shot blocked by a Golden Wolves defender before
Abigail Benner missed a shot just high. Messiah continued their dominate possession with a shot from Wielechowski blocked in the 49
th minute.
Addie Weiler gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead with a goal in the 54
th minute.
Taylor Wielechowski had a shot blocked and missed just wide as the clock wound down. In the 57
th minute,
Aubrey Clark fired a spin around shot around a defender and passed the goalie to extend the Falcon lead to 4-0, which would hold through the end of the game.
Stats
Aubrey Clark and
Addie Weiler led the Falcons with a pair of goals each with
Ellie Lefever adding an assist.
Anna Haberle had one save in goal.
Up Next
The Falcons return to action at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 when they travel to Stevenson University to take on the Mustangs.
