FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO NO. 3 LIU POST
Box Score SHIRLEY, N.Y.- The Dowling College field hockey team suffered a 6-0 loss to the No. 3 Pioneers of LIU Post this afternoon at Golden Lions Field. The Golden Lions slide to 0-3 on the season as the Pioneers start their 2014 season 1-0.
LIU Post opened the scoring in the 16
th minute of play after Keliann Margiotta cleaned up a rebound for the game’s first goal. Less than a minute later Melissa Quintanilla tipped it a pass form Alyssa Lopresti and Kaycee Zelkivsky. The Pioneers tacked on another first half goal with Catlynn Kundrat sent in a deflected ball in to the left corner of the cage.
Just minutes into the second half, a penalty stroke was given to LIU’s Taylor-Bay Sutton who converted bring the game to 4-0. Margiotta rounding out the scoring with two more goals brining the game to it’s 6-0 final score.
Dowling goalkeeper
Ariana Ovadia finished with ten saves on the day.
The Golden Lions return to Golden Lions Field as they host Mercy College Saturday, September 13
th at 1:00 PM.