#7 Orange Opens With 8-1 Win At Monmouth

Friday, August 24

West Long Branch, NJ

1 p.m.

Syracuse University

(1-0)

Monmouth

(0-1)

Syracuse

Monmouth

Senior captain Kelsey Millman had two goals and two assists in the season-opening win.

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

8/24/2012 4:10:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Box Score

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Lauren Brooks, Stephanie Hussey and Kelsey Millman scored two goals each as No. 7 Syracuse field hockey opened its season with a dominating performance, defeating Monmouth, 8-1, on Friday at "So Sweet a Cat" Field. Liz McInerney and Emma Russell also scored goals for the Orange, which opened the season with a victory for the sixth-straight year under head coach Ange Bradley.

Syracuse hosts its home opener at Coyne Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Ohio. As always, admission is free.

"I thought we played well today," Bradley said. "We had a lot of great combination play and used some good rotations. It was a good opening experience."

Senior captain Millman tallied six points on the day, as she added two assists to go along with her 24^th and 25^th career goals.

It was a career day for Hussey. The sophomore forward nearly matched her point output from a season ago (six) with five on two goals and one assist.

Russell, a freshman from Enniskerry, Ireland, opened the scoring in the fifth minute as she netted her first-career goal. Jordan Page and Millman assisted on the penalty corner goal.

Brooks followed with 17:31 in the first half off a Hussey pass before Millman netted back-to-back goals, off assists by Leonie Geyer and Alyssa Manley in the 24th and 27th minutes, sending Syracuse into halftime with a 4-0 lead.

Brooks and McInerney teamed up less than a minute into the second half, as the sophomore netted her second goal of the game. McInerney followed with a goal of her own, knocking in the rebound off a penalty cotrner in the 48th minute, making it 6-0.

Hussey then took her turn, scoring back-to-back goals in the 50th and 51st minutes just 1:08 apart, with Millman assisting on the second, making it 8-0.

Monmouth's all-time leading scorer, Michelle Pieczynski, put the Hawks on the board with 2:47 left, making it 8-1.

Syracuse outshot the Hawks, 26-8, for the game while holding a 8-2 advantage in penalty corners.

Senior Leann Stiver played the first 67:13 in goal for the Orange, earning her 44^th career victory.