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keena game winner!!
Matthew Berkman
2
Saint Joseph (Conn.) USJ (4-2, 1-0 GNAC)
3
Winner Manhattanville MVILLE (1-4, 0-0 AEC)
Saint Joseph (Conn.) USJ
(4-2, 1-0 GNAC)
2
Final
3
Manhattanville MVILLE
(1-4, 0-0 AEC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Saint Joseph (Conn.) USJ 0 0 0 2 0 2
Manhattanville MVILLE 0 1 0 1 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Mallory Agner, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Keena Delivers Game Winner in OT, 3-2

PURCHASE, N.Y. – Shannon Keena (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River) delivered two goals on the night, highlighted by the overtime game-winner as the Manhattanville University field hockey team earned a 3-2 victory over the University of Saint Joseph Monday night at GoValiants.com Field.

The Valiants (1-4) earn its first victory of the year in a thriller against the Blue Jays (4-2).

FIRST HALF

Q1 – MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY 0, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 0

Both teams set the foundation of a defensive battle ahead, with Manhattanville getting off six shots and Saint Joseph recording one.

Q2 – MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY 1, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 0

Charlotte Carroll (Somers, N.Y./Somers) grabbed the first goal of the game, redirecting a shot from Fiona Doherty (Clarkstown, N.Y./Clarkstown South) on the second corner of the quarter.

The Valiants held the Blue Jays to just two shots in the first half of action.
 

SECOND HALF

Q3 – MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY 1, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 0

Defense kept the Blue Jays off the scoreboard with junior keeper Hannah Doherty (Clarkstown, N.Y./Clarkstown South) recording five saves and a stand-out diving defensive save from classmate Julia Huertas (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) on a penalty corner.

Q4 – MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY 2, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 2

The Valiants notched the team's second of the night with the aggressive cross from F. Doherty to Keena, knocking in the goal.

Saint Joseph broke up the shutout with a penalty corner goal from Aurelia Barker with just under eight and a half minutes remaining. The tie came from a goal from Grace Kociszewski while being up two players on the field two minutes later.

OVERTIME – MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY 3, UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 2

The game-winning goal came just under three minutes into OT from junior Keena as she found the back of the cage off a breakaway from F.Doherty. Keena was in the right place at the right time and receiving the pass, lifting past the laid-out keeper, and securing the victory for the Valiants.

Game Notes

  • Tonight marks the first OT victory since Sept. 19, 2022, with a 3-2 victory over Saint Joseph.
  • Defense held Saint Joseph to two shots in the first half, the lowest number opponents have recorded this season.
  • This marks Acting Head Coach Federica Turina Dellamaggiore's first collegiate coaching victory.
  • F.Doherty recorded a career-high three assists, topping her previous record set with two on Sept. 3, 2023 against Dean. 


Up Next – The Valiants head on the road to face FDU-Florham (2-3) in game one of a five-game away stretch from Sept. 17 – Oct. 7. The game is scheduled for Sept. 17 at 7 PM.

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