Messersmith records hat trick

Paige Messersmith © 2011 David Sinclair/McDaniel College

Final	1	2	T
McDaniel (2-1)	2	3	5
William Paterson (1-3)	0	2	2

Scoring Summary
1st - 9:55	Paige Messersmith (McDaniel)
1st - 29:11	Paige Messersmith (McDaniel)
2nd - 44:54	Katie Corson (McDaniel)
2nd - 49:09	Aubrey Pellerin (William Paterson)
2nd - 51:05	Paige Messersmith (McDaniel)
2nd - 52:19	Aubrey Pellerin (William Paterson)
2nd - 65:33	Katie Corson (McDaniel)

McDaniel	William Paterson
G: Paige Messersmith - 3 A: Katie Corson - 2 Sh: Paige Messersmith - 6 Sv: Caila White - 3	G: Aubrey Pellerin - 2 A: Courtnaey Chelf - 1 Sh: 3 Players (#1, #10, #26 - 2) Sv: Kellye Statz - 4

TEAM STATISTICS	McDaniel	William Paterson
Shots (on goal)	15 (12)	7 (5)
Saves	3	7
Fouls	0	0
Penalty Corners	11	13

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - McDaniel jumped out to a 2-0 lead en route to a 5-2 victory over William Paterson in non-conference field hockey action at Mary Washington on Saturday.

Paige Messersmith (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) recorded a hat trick to lead the Green Terror (2-1), who finished with a 15-7 advantage in shots. Messersmith added an assist to her three goals while Katie Corson (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City) chipped in two goals and two assists.

Aubrey Pellerin led the Pioneers (1-3) with both of their goals.

Messersmith finished off the first of Corson's two helpers just 9:55 into the game before knocking home an unassisted goal with 5:59 to play in the opening half.

Corson returned the favor, finishing off a Messersmith feed in the 45th minute.

Pellerin broke up the shutout at the 49:09 mark before Messersmith reestablished the three-goal edge directly off a Corson penalty corner 1:56 later.

Pellerin notched her second of the contest just 1:14 later before Corson set the final margin off a Julie Little (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) assist in the 66th minute.

The Green Terror returns to action at Mary Washington on Sunday. Game time is 2 p.m.

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