OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The No. 7 Stevenson field hockey team opened NCAA Tournament play with an emphatic 8-0 victory over Colby-Sawyer in the First Round on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Mustangs improve to 18-2 on the season and advance to the next round of the NCAA Tournament.
Lauren Tobin put Stevenson on the board early with a goal at the 2:28 mark of the first quarter. Five minutes later, Coco Wallace extended the lead to 2-0 off an assist from Shae Bennett, giving the Mustangs a two-goal advantage heading into the second quarter.
Bennett opened the second-quarter scoring with a penalty stroke goal at 17:21. Taylor Valoczki followed with a goal at 22:24 off a pass from Abry Klinger before Lauren Schulz found the back of the net at 24:31 with an assist from Sydney Aylward to give Stevenson a commanding 5-0 lead at halftime.
Kailen Hibshman converted a penalty stroke to open the third quarter, extending the Mustang advantage to 6-0. Valoczki then recorded her second goal of the contest with an assist from Hibshman. Gracyn Catalano capped the scoring at 49:07, finishing a feed from Bennett to secure the 8-0 victory.
Bennett paced the Mustangs with three points, while Hibshman and Valoczki each recorded two points. In goal, Jordan Vradenburgh and Ollie Winterle split time, with Winterle making two saves to help preserve the shutout.
The Mustangs prepare to face No. 8 Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Second Round on Saturday. The contest is set to begin at 2 p.m. in Medford, Mass. at host institution, Tufts University.
