OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The No. 4 Stevenson field hockey team defeated the Widener Pride, 7-1, on Wednesday night. With the win, the Mustangs improve to 11-0 on the season and 2-0 in MAC Commonwealth play.
Gracyn Catalano opened the scoring at the 4:10 mark, finding the back of the cage off a feed from Lainey Rogers to give Stevenson a 1-0 lead after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Catalano added her second goal of the evening at the 17:48 mark off an assist from Hailey Mertz, doubling the Mustangs' lead heading into halftime.
Catalano completed the hat trick less than five minutes into the second half, scoring her third goal of the night off another assist from Rogers. Widener answered with its lone goal of the contest at the 36:07 mark. Just over 10 minutes later, Lauren Tobin restored Stevenson's three-goal advantage, finding the back of the cage off a ball from Mertz to give the Mustangs a 4-1 lead heading into the final frame.
At the 49:07 mark, Catalano scored her fourth goal of the evening off an assist from Tobin. Coco Wallace followed with an unassisted goal to extend the lead to 6-1. Sydney Aylward capped the scoring with a goal off a penalty corner from Taylor Valoczki, securing the 7-1 victory for Stevenson.
The Mustangs outshot the Pride, 20-5 overall, including a 14-3 advantage in shots on cage. Catalano led the way with an eight-point night on four goals, while Tobin recorded three points. Aylward, Mertz, Rogers, and Wallace each added two points.
Jordan Vradenburgh and Ollie Winterle split time in cage, combining for two saves.
The Mustangs will take the weekend off and return to action on Wednesday as they travel to battle No. 24 York (Pa.). The contest is slated for 7 p.m.
