Field Hockey Blanks Lafayette On Senior Day, 2-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Providence College field hockey team defeated Lafayette, 2-0, on Oct. 14 at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I.  The Friars improved to 10-6 overall, while Lafayette dropped to 6-9 on the year.  Prior to the match, the program honored its five seniors: Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.), Kari Moyer (Perkasie, Pa.), Corinne Kenney (Warrington, Pa.), Maura Ingraham (Binghamton, N.Y.) and Natalie Mitchell (East Norriton, Pa.).

SCORE
Providence – 2 | Lafayette - 0

RECORDS
Providence – 9-6 | Lafayette – 6-8

VENUE
Lennon Family Field | Providence, R.I.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS & NOTES
- Sophomore Sydney Cramer (Sciota, Pa.) tallied a goal for the second-straight game, giving Providence a 1-0 lead at the 15:18 mark of the first half. She carried the ball into the top of the circle and fired a hard shot that deflected off the goalkeeper and into the back of the cage.
- Providence maintained its 1-0 lead into halftime.
- Lafayette held a 4-3 edge in shots and 3-0 advantage in penalty corners during the first half.
- Junior Mikayla Michals (Needham, Mass.) added an insurance goal for Providence at 64:57.  She carried the ball into the circle and took a shot from the right side that managed to find open space on the left post.
- Lafayette elected to pull their goalkeeper in favor of a kicking back after Michals' goal.  However, the extra attacking player did not yield a goal for the Leopards.
- Senior goalkeeper Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) registered her fifth shut-out victory of the season with six saves.
- Lafayette outshot the Friars, 8-6, and finished the game with a 5-3 edge in corners.

SCORING SUMMARY
15:18 – PC: Sydney Cramer (unassisted) – carried ball into top of circle; hard shot deflected off GK and into cage
64:57 – PC: Mikayla Michals (unassisted) – carried ball into circle; shot from right side to far left post

GOALKEEPING
Providence – Lydia Rice, 70:00 minutes, 6 saves, 0 goals against
Lafayette – Sarah Park, 64:57 minutes, 2 saves, 2 goals against [Empty Net 5:03]

PROVIDENCE STATISTICS
Shots: 6
Shots on Goal: 4
Penalty Corners: 3

LAFAYETTE STATISTICS
Shots: 8
Shots on Goal: 6
Penalty Corners: 5

LOOKING AHEAD
Providence College returns to action on Friday, Oct. 19 against BIG EAST foe Georgetown.  The game will be played in Washington, D.C. and is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

- GO FRIARS! -

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Team Stats

Mikayla Michals

Sydney Cramer

Corinne Kenney

Allyson Parker

Players Mentioned

Sydney Cramer

Maura Ingraham

Mikayla Michals

Natalie Mitchell

Kari Moyer

Lydia Rice