Friday, September 14
J.S. Coyne Stadium
4 p.m.
Syracuse University
(6-0, 1-0)
5
vs
2
Villanova
(4-3, 0-1)
1
2
F
Villanova
0
2
2
Syracuse
4
1
5
Lauren Brooks scored two goals and leads the team with five on the season.
Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski
#2 Orange Tops Villanova in BIG EAST Opener, 5-2
9/14/2012 6:37:00 PM | Field Hockey
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Lauren Brooks and Leonie Geyer scored two goals each as No. 2 Syracuse (6-0, 1-0) defeated Villanova (4-3, 0-1) in the BIG EAST field hockey opener on Friday at J.S. Coyne Stadium.
Senior captain Kelsey Millman also scored for the Orange as it ran its home winning streak to 31 games and improved to 6-0 for the fourth time in program history. Syracuse used an 18-2 shot advantage and 6-1 edge in penalty corners to take a commanding 4-0 lead at halftime before finishing the game up 32-6 in shots and 11-3 in corners.
Liz McInerney tallied two assists on the day for SU, while Jordan Page and Emma Russell also added helpers of their own.
Leann Stiver played the first 51:49 in goal for the Orange to record her sixth straight win of the season and 49th of the senior's career. Freshman Jess Jecko played the final 18:11, recording one save and allowing one goal.
Villanova's Alex Diekmann made 14 stops in net, while Leah High and Jessica Swoboda scored second-half goals for the Wildcats.
Brooks started the scoring in the 11th minute when she knocked in a rebound at close range for her fourth of the season. The Orange then scored three goals in a less than four-minute span between the 29th and 33rd minutes off the sticks of Geyer, Millman and Brooks, her team-leading fifth of the season, making it 4-0 at halftime.
Villanova got on the board 1:09 into the second period when High took a pass from Swoboda and scored the first goal allowed by Syracuse at home this season.
Geyer came back with her second of the game and third of the season off a penalty corner in the 48th minute off assists from Page and McInerney, making it 5-1.
Swoboda closed the scoring in the 61st minute on the tip-in of a long lead pass from outside the circle.
Syracuse's 31-game home winning streak dates back to 2009 and it has outscored the opposition, 133-24, during the streak.
The Orange closes the home weekend by hosting Kent State at Coyne Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m.
VIDEO: Highlights | Postgame Interviews
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Lauren Brooks and Leonie Geyer scored two goals each as No. 2 Syracuse (6-0, 1-0) defeated Villanova (4-3, 0-1) in the BIG EAST field hockey opener on Friday at J.S. Coyne Stadium.
Senior captain Kelsey Millman also scored for the Orange as it ran its home winning streak to 31 games and improved to 6-0 for the fourth time in program history. Syracuse used an 18-2 shot advantage and 6-1 edge in penalty corners to take a commanding 4-0 lead at halftime before finishing the game up 32-6 in shots and 11-3 in corners.
Liz McInerney tallied two assists on the day for SU, while Jordan Page and Emma Russell also added helpers of their own.
Leann Stiver played the first 51:49 in goal for the Orange to record her sixth straight win of the season and 49th of the senior's career. Freshman Jess Jecko played the final 18:11, recording one save and allowing one goal.
Villanova's Alex Diekmann made 14 stops in net, while Leah High and Jessica Swoboda scored second-half goals for the Wildcats.
Brooks started the scoring in the 11th minute when she knocked in a rebound at close range for her fourth of the season. The Orange then scored three goals in a less than four-minute span between the 29th and 33rd minutes off the sticks of Geyer, Millman and Brooks, her team-leading fifth of the season, making it 4-0 at halftime.
Villanova got on the board 1:09 into the second period when High took a pass from Swoboda and scored the first goal allowed by Syracuse at home this season.
Geyer came back with her second of the game and third of the season off a penalty corner in the 48th minute off assists from Page and McInerney, making it 5-1.
Swoboda closed the scoring in the 61st minute on the tip-in of a long lead pass from outside the circle.
Syracuse's 31-game home winning streak dates back to 2009 and it has outscored the opposition, 133-24, during the streak.
The Orange closes the home weekend by hosting Kent State at Coyne Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
VU
SU
Goals
2
5
Shots
6
32
Shots on Goal
4
19
Saves
14
2
Corners
3
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
BROOKS, Lauren (3)
off rebound in front
10:54
GEYER, Leonie (2)
Assisted By: McINERNEY, Liz
long lead pass into circle
28:26
MILLMAN, Kelsey (4)
off rebound of 24's shot off penalty cor
31:03
BROOKS, Lauren (4)
Assisted By: RUSSELL, Emma
tip in inside left post from pass in mid
32:20
HIGH, Leah (3)
Assisted By: SWOBODA, Jessica
shot from middle of circle, pass from ri
36:09
GEYER, Leonie (3)
Assisted By: PAGE, Jordan , McINERNEY, Liz
hit off corner
47:33
SWOBODA, Jessica (2)
Assisted By: MAGGITTI, Olivia
tip-in from long lead pass outside the c
60:51
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
7
SOG
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
6
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
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