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Autumn Dowiak
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2
Montclair St. MONTCLAI (1-3)
5
Winner VASSAR VASSAR (2-2)
Montclair St. MONTCLAI
(1-3)
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Final
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VASSAR VASSAR
(2-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montclair St. MONTCLAI 0 0 0 2 2
VASSAR VASSAR 1 0 1 3 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Steven Merritt, Director of Athletic Communications

Second Half Surge Propels Vassar to 5-2 Win Over Montclair State

Beseth pots two goals, Robinson scores team-leading fourth goal to lead the Brewers to a 2-0 home start

Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Field Hockey team used four second half goals, led by two goals from senior Sofia Beseth, to run away with a 5-2 victory over Montclair State at Weinberg Field on Wednesday evening. Vassar begins the season with two victories at home and sits at 2-2 overall while the Red Hawks fall to 1-3 on the season.

How It Happened
  • Vassar got on the board with just 42 seconds remaining in the first quarter as first year Autumn Dowiak recorded her first career goal following a corner to make it 1-0.
  • The Brewers advantage doubled to 2-0 in the third quarter on a turnaround goal from junior Karina Hoffman for her second tally of the season.
  • Sophomore Zoe Robinson expanded her team-leading goal mark to four early in the fourth period to put VC ahead 3-0.
  • Montclair State answered with a goal just 50 seconds later on a mark from Sadie Eichlin to trim the lead to 3-1.
  • VC responded just a minute later on Beseth's first goal of the contest to push the advantage back to three goals at 4-1.
  • Beseth's third goal of the season and second of the game came 40 seconds later to increase the VC lead to 5-1.
  • The Red Hawks cut the advantage down to 5-2 with about four minutes remaining on a goal from Kelly Westervelt on a feed from Bella Heiser.
  • First year goalie Ellie Rosen made two saves in the final two minutes to keep the VC lead at 5-2 and clinch the second straight home victory of the season.
For The Brewers
  • Beseth finished with two goals on the evening to push her to second on the squad in the category with three total.
  • Robinson registered her team-leading fourth goal of the season and her second game-winning goal of the campaign.
  • Dowiak added her first career goal of the season and Hoffman registered her second goal of the season and is tied for second on the team in points.
  • Junior Grace Wiley earned the victory in goal with a scoreless first half while Rosen made two stops in 30 minutes of action.
For The Red Hawks
  • Westervelt and Eichlin each tallied a goal along with Heiser recording an assist.
  • Natalie Surma added two shots on goal while Eichlin also had two shots on net.
  • Sydney White made eight saves in goal in the loss.
Game Statistics
  • Vassar held a 17-9 edge in shots along with a 13-6 advantage in shots on goal.
  • The Brewers also held a slim 5-4 penalty corners advantage.
Up Next
  • Vassar travels to Smith on Saturday afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. matchup.
  • Montclair State plays host to Messiah on Saturday.
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