Seven different players scored goals as the University of Mary Washington field hockey team defeated Meredith College, 8-2, on Wednesday night at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 8-3 on the season.
The Eagles quickly jumped ahead, as senior Mackenzie Proffitt scored on a cross from Hannah Jadgchew at 1:36 elapsed, but the Avenging Angels knotted the score on a breakaway at 4:08. Senior Grayson Scott scored on a rebound off a saved shot at 6:51, and freshman Addison Beamer added another at 12:26 on a pass from Kendall Breslin to give UMW a 3-1 cushion after 15 minutes.
UMW broke the game open in the second, caging four goals. Jadgchew scored on a penalty corner (with assists to Proffitt and Teagan Hastings) at 18:57, and Anna Reed added another on a deflection from Elizabeth Stribling at 25:12. Anne Randall Berkeyheiser added another on a Hastings pass at 27:10, and Hastings scored unassisted at 29:04 to raise the Eagle lead to 7-1.
After a scoreless third, Meredith scored with 7:42 remaining. Scott capped the scoring at 54:42 unassisted.
The Eagles led in shots, 35-6, as well as penalty corners, 5-2. UMW goalkeepers Tori Winans, Lenna Chandler, and Abigail Kreye combined for the win in goal.
UMW will visit Mequon, Wisconsin, this weekend, to face Saint Francis University on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. before facing league foe Concordia (WI) on Sunday at 11.
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