WESTMINSTER, Md. – Danielle Rosato
tallied twice to lead Washington (Md.) to a 3-2 victory over
McDaniel in the Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey opener for
both teams on Sunday.
The Shorewomen (2-1, 1-0 CC) held a slim 9-8 edge in shots to earn
their second consecutive victory over the Green Terror (0-2, 0-1
CC), who finished with a 10-9 advantage in penalty
corners.
Knotted at 1-all, Rosato tallied her second goal of the day at the
42:12 mark.
Nearly17 minutes later, Amy Spadanuta pushed the
advantage to 3-1, dribbling by a defender off a penalty corner and
hitting the backboard from 15 yards out.
Lindsay Riordon (Monkton, Md./Hereford) finished a
long Brooke Dixon (Clayton, Del./Smyrna) send in
from the top of the arc for her first collegiate goal, trimming the
deficit to 3-2 with 5:34 to play.
Rosato opened the scoring, converting at the 18:50 mark for the
lone goal of the first half.
Off a corner just 3:55 into the second half, Dixon send a ball in
from the top that Jamie Smith (Pasadena,
Md./Chesapeake) redirected to Michelle Fluty
(Huntingtown, Md./Calvert) to even the game.
Erika Wawzyanick (Wantage, N.J./High Point
Regional) finished with three saves for McDaniel while
Elena Nicholoff had two for
Washington.
McDaniel returns to action at St. Mary's (Md.) on Tuesday.
Game time is 4:30 p.m.
Score by
Period
1
2
-
F
Washington (Md.) (2-1, 1-0
CC)
1
2
-
3
McDaniel (0-2, 0-1
CC)
0
2
-
2
Scoring
W – Danielle Rosato, 18:50
W – Rosato, 42:12
W – Amy Spadanuta, 58:58
Shots: W 9, M 8.
Penalty
Corners: W 9, M 10.
Saves: W 2 (Elana
Nicholoff), M 3 (
Erika Wawzyanick).
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