Yoder hat trick carries Bears past McDaniel

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Megan Yoder scored three goals to lead fourth-ranked Urisnus to a 10-0 win over McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey action on Saturday.

The Bears (13-2, 7-0 CC) finished with a 38-11 advantage in shots and 21-5 advantage in penalty corners.

Stephanie Thomson (Glen Burnie, Md./Chesapeake) led the Green Terror (6-7, 4-2 CC) in the cage with 13 saves.

Alyssa Thren got Ursinus on the board at the 11:18 mark before Yoder doubled the lead just 36 seconds later.

Thren, who also finished with a hat trick, made it 3-0 in the 19th minute before Jesssica Zatwarnicki made it 4-0 with just under five minutes to play in the first half.

Thren stretched it to 5-0 just 13 seconds into the second half.

Zatwarnicki added a second goal in the second stanza and Michelle Wimmer netted two.

McDaniel returns to action at home against No. 15 Gettysburg on Wednesday. Game time is 4 p.m.

Score by Period                                    1            2            -            F
McDaniel (6-7, 4-2 CC)                                    0            0            -            0
No. 4 Ursinus (13-2, 7-0 CC)                        4            6            -            10

Scoring Summary:
U - Alyssa Thren (Bridget Resetco), 11:18
U - Megan Yoder, 11:54
U - Thren (Jessica Zatwarnicki), 18:48
U - Zatwarnicki (Thren), 25:06
U - Thren, 35:13
U - Yoder, 46:32
U - Zatwarnicki (Yoder), 54:17
U - Michelle Wimmer, 57:37
U - Wimmer (penalty stroke), 58:49
U - Yoder, 63:16

Shots: M 11, U 38. Penalty Corners: M 5, U 21. Saves: M 13 (Stephanie Thomson), U 5 (Erica Scott 1, 46 MP, 0 GA; Jill Lukens 1, 11 MP, 0 GA; L Lightwood-Mater 3, 13 MP, 0 GA).

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