Friday, September 6
East Lansing, Mich.
1 PM
Michigan State University
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Vermont
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Vermont
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1
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Michigan State
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Spartans Earn 3-1 Win In Home Opener
9/6/2024 3:06:00 PM | Field Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State earned a 3-1 victory over Vermont in its 2024 home opener. MSU improved to 2-1 with the win.
MSU had three goal scorers and a pair of assists from Emma O'Neill in the victory.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Spartans scored twice in the second frame, getting a goal from Skylar Santucci (at 20:42) and and a second (off a corner play at 25:31) by senior Jillian Bonczewski.
Each team found the back of the net in the third quarter. MSU went up by a 3-0 margin with Carmen Pucheta's first goal as a Spartan – she rocketed it into the back of the net on a corner play.
Vermont's (0-3) lone score came at 40:45, when a Catamount pass ricocheted off a defender and onto the stick of Marie Dijkstra, who had a mini-breakaway and she converted her second goal of the season.
Lyra Gavino improved to 2-1 on the year with a four-save effort, while Vermont's Ila Gunner also made four stops while allowing the three Spartan goals.
MSU had a 10-9 edge in shots and a 6-2 advantage in corners.
The Spartans host Ohio on Sunday (1 pm) to complete the non-conference weekend.
NOTES:
* Santucci and Pucheta's goals were each their first of the season. Pucheta's was also her first goal as a Spartan.
* Emma O'Neill picked up two assists on the day on Bonczewski's and Pucheta's goals off corner plays.
* Ellie Wheatley and Brynn Shaffer each had assists on the afternoon. It was Shaffer's first point of the season and Wheatley's second.
MSU had three goal scorers and a pair of assists from Emma O'Neill in the victory.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Spartans scored twice in the second frame, getting a goal from Skylar Santucci (at 20:42) and and a second (off a corner play at 25:31) by senior Jillian Bonczewski.
Each team found the back of the net in the third quarter. MSU went up by a 3-0 margin with Carmen Pucheta's first goal as a Spartan – she rocketed it into the back of the net on a corner play.
Vermont's (0-3) lone score came at 40:45, when a Catamount pass ricocheted off a defender and onto the stick of Marie Dijkstra, who had a mini-breakaway and she converted her second goal of the season.
Lyra Gavino improved to 2-1 on the year with a four-save effort, while Vermont's Ila Gunner also made four stops while allowing the three Spartan goals.
MSU had a 10-9 edge in shots and a 6-2 advantage in corners.
The Spartans host Ohio on Sunday (1 pm) to complete the non-conference weekend.
NOTES:
* Santucci and Pucheta's goals were each their first of the season. Pucheta's was also her first goal as a Spartan.
* Emma O'Neill picked up two assists on the day on Bonczewski's and Pucheta's goals off corner plays.
* Ellie Wheatley and Brynn Shaffer each had assists on the afternoon. It was Shaffer's first point of the season and Wheatley's second.
Team Stats
UVM
MSU
Goals
1
3
Shots
9
10
Shots on Goal
5
7
Saves
4
4
Corners
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Skylar Santucci (1)
Assisted By: Brynn Shaffer
rebound off defender
20:42
Jillian Bonczewski (2)
Assisted By: Emma O'Neill
Off corner play
25:31
Carmen Pucheta (1)
Assisted By: Ellie Wheatley , Emma O'Neill
Laser off corner play
34:20
Marie Dijkstra (12)
breakaway
40:45
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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