GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah Field Hockey team earned a 4-0 win over Hood College on Wednesday night with four different Falcons tallying goals in the win. The Falcons possessed for much of the game, earning their first goal in the 11
th minute behind a goal from
Lexie Zaring. The 1-0 lead held until the 34
th minute when
Lindsey Campione found
Ellie Lefever during a penalty corner for the second goal of the game. Less than two minutes later, a penalty corner resulted in a 1-2 pass from
Chelsea Carlisle and Lefever being slotted into the cage from
Lindsey Campione to extend the Messiah lead to 3-0. A penalty corner in the fourth quarter saw a similar play, with Carlisle and Campione completing the 1-2 before
Lyndsey Gustafson sent the ball into the back of the cage to bring the score to 4-0 in favor of Messiah. The Falcons controlled possession the remainder of the time and earned the 4-0 win.
Lexie Zaring,
Ellie Lefever,
Lindsey Campione, and
Lyndsey Gustafson each tallied a goal with Campione and
Chelsea Carlisle tallying a pair of assists and Lefever adding one.
The Falcons return to action on Friday, Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m. when they travel to Eastern University to take on the Eagles.
First Half
The teams traded possession in the opening minutes before a penalty corner in the fourth minute for Messiah began a shift in control. Messiah continued to possess the ball as time went on, earning two penalty corners in the next minute with a shot from
Addie Weiler saved by the Hood goalie. After a shot from Chelsea Carlise missed high, the teams battled in the midfield for the next few minutes. Olicia Zaskoda fired a shot on goal that was saved by the Hood goalie before
Lexie Zaring found the ball on her stick after a scramble in front of the goal. Zaring was able to fire a shot past a line of defenders for her first goal of the season, giving the Falcons a 1-0 lead that they would hold to the second quarter.
Messiah continued to dominate possession, earning a penalty corner in the 17
th minute that resulted in a shot from
Ellie Lefever being blocked by a Hood defender. After six minutes of play in the midfield, the Falcons earned a penalty corner, but the Hood defense prevented a shot.
Lindsey Campione and
Chelsea Carlisle each had shots blocked by Blazers defenders as the Messiah lead remained 1-0 into halftime.
Second Half
The Falcons looked to extend their lead with an early penalty corner after the break but a shot from
Ellie Lefever missed just wide. The Falcons earned a penalty corner in the 34
th minute and
Lindsey Campione found
Ellie Lefever to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, the Falcons had a pair of penalty corners, with the second resulting in a goal from
Lindsey Campione after a 1-2 pass from
Chelsea Carlisle and
Ellie Lefever. Hood earned their first penalty corner of the game in the 39
th minute but the Falcons defense was able to block the shot and maintain the 3-0 lead. A late penalty corner for Messiah did not result in a shot and the Falcons held the 3-0 lead heading into the final corner.
Naomi Lyter fired a shot on goal early in the fourth, forcing the Hood goalie to make a save. A penalty corner for Messiah resulted in a shot from
Taylor Wielechowski being saved. After
Addie Weiler missed a shot wide, Messiah earned a penalty corner. The Falcons once again utilized a 1-2 pass from
Lindsey Campione and
Chelsea Carlisle to find
Lyndsey Gustafson for a goal, giving Messiah a 4-0 lead. The Falcons earned one more penalty corner but did not register a shot, earning the 4-0 win.
Stats
Lexie Zaring,
Ellie Lefever,
Lindsey Campione, and
Lyndsey Gustafson each tallied a goal with Campione and
Chelsea Carlisle tallying a pair of assists and Lefever adding one. The Falcons outshot the Blazers 14-1 and earned 13 corners to one for Hood.
Up Next
The Falcons return to action on Friday, Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m. when they travel to Eastern University to take on the Eagles.
