Conte posted double-digit saves for the fourth time this season, finishing with 12 (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

van Hamburg hat trick and DeHarbe pair power first place Seahawks

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (October 9, 2022) – Wagner College broke open a one goal game at the half with a five-goal third quarter on its way to an 8-0 victory over Stonehill College to remain atop the Northeast Conference field hockey standings at Wagner Field Hockey Complex this afternoon.  

Highlights

• Postgrad Laura van Hamburg scored three goals and classmate Agustina DeHarbe added a pair to lead Wagner to the victory and remain unbeaten in NEC play.
• Sophomore Abigael McCue contributed a goal and assist for the Seahawks who got goals from classmate Lisolette Koop and senior Kira Mordvinov as well.
• Postgrad Daisy Ruhle registered her second career shutout with two saves in the Wagner goal.
• Sophomore Shannon Conte registered 12 saves in goal for Stonehill, marking her fourth double-digit save effort of the season.

How It Happened

• Koop notched the lone goal of the opening half, breaking through for Wagner 4:37 into the second quarter with an unassisted tally for her third goal of the year.
• Conte kept the Seahawks in check with three first half saves, but Wagner struck for three goals in a six-minute stretch as part of five goal outburst in the third quarter to take control.
• van Hamburg's first goal of the game doubled Wagner's lead in the 34^th minute and then DeHarbe potted the next two, her first coming just 55-seconds after the van Hamburg tally in the 35^th minute, before completing her double in the 38^th.
• van Hamburg's second of the game extended the Wagner lead to five goals in the 40^th minute, before Mordvinov's sixth goal of the season capped the five-goal third quarter for the Seahawks, assisted by McCue.
• McCue added her first career goal 1:10 into the fourth quarter and then van Hamburg capped her hat trick with her fifth goal of the year in the 50^th minute.
• Conte made half of her save total in the fourth quarter, with six stops over that 15 minute stretch.

Up Next

Stonehill (2-6, 1-2 NEC) is back in action on Tuesday, when it visits Colgate University at noon. The Skyhawks return to W.B. Mason Stadium on Friday to host Rider University for an NEC matchup at 3 p.m. Wagner (7-5, 3-0 NEC) hosts Sacred Heart University for an NEC matchup on Friday at 3 p.m.

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