Junior Devin Ingersoll scored her team-leading 11th goal of the season for the Skyhawks tonight. (PHOTO BY Richard Orr)

McGinnis sparks offense, Dolloff preserves lead with nine saves

EASTON, Mass. (October 10, 2012) – Southern Connecticut State University held off a second half rally from Stonehill College, ranked tenth in this week's National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, for a 4-2 victory in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at Timothy J. Coughlin Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium this evening.

Freshman Bailey McGinnis (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) scored two goals and classmate Audrey Dolloff (Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) registered nine saves to lead Southern Connecticut State to the win. Dolloff posted six of her stops in the second half as Stonehill outshot the Owls 18-6 in the frame and 25-12 overall on the night. The Skyhawks also finished with an 11-5 advantage for penalty corners.

Junior Sarah Cebry (Burlington, Conn./Lewis Mills) and freshman Lauren Anderson (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) each contributed a goal and assist for Southern.

Stonehill got goals from senior Brittany Ford (Augusta, Maine/Cony) and junior Devin Ingersoll (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry). Sophomore Elizabeth Genovese (Street, Md./North Harford) registered five saves over the opening 52:40 in the Skyhawks cage. Senior Kaitlyn Curtis (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough) played the final 17:20.

Anderson netted the lone goal of the first half when she knocked in a rebound at the near post for her second goal of the season at 27:04. Stonehill equalized at 47:09 off a corner from junior Kelsey Davis (Gardner, Mass./Gardner) that was blasted from the top of the arc by Ingersoll for her 11^th marker of the season.

Southern answered just over three minutes later when Anderson set up McGinnis for her first goal of the night on a one-timer at 50:33. The Owls extended their lead to two goals at 56:53 with Cebry's 19^th of the year off a break down the right side and a low angle shot through the goaltender.

Stonehill closed back within a goal with Ford's seventh of the year when she pounced on a loose ball in front of Dolloff and pushed the ball over the goal line at 58:04. Southern regained its two goal lead with 5:34 remaining with McGinnis' eighth goal of the year on a tip in off a shot from the right side by Cebry off a Stonehill turnover deep in its territory.

Stonehill (7-8, 3-4 NE-10) returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Adelphi University in a big NE-10 clash on Senior Day at 1 p.m. Southern Connecticut State (5-8, 2-4 NE-10) visits Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 7 p.m.