Crowe celebrates Senior Day with goal and assist
Crowe posted a goal and assist for the Skyhawks in today's Senior Day win (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
EASTON, Mass. (October 29, 2023) – Stonehill College scored three goals in the first half on its way to a 4-0 victory over Lindenwood (Mo.) University in a non-conference field hockey matchup on Senior Day at Timothy J. Coughlin, '80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium this afternoon.
Prior to the game, Stonehill took a moment to recognize its seven seniors playing in their final games this afternoon. Fifth-year Andrea Caradonna and seniors Claudia Crowe, Erin Heffernan, Raegan Hickey, Madeleine McGee, Lacy Moran and Lauren Moran have all led the Skyhawks transition to NCAA Division I season over the last two years, posting 31 wins and making two postseason appearances over the course of their careers.
Highlights
- Crowe and sophomore Makayla Strickulis led four different goal scorers on the afternoon for Stonehill with a goal and assist apiece.
- Freshmen Tyra Stark and Karleigh Mirabile also scored goals for Stonehill, while Hickey and Heffernan each chipped in assists in their final games.
- Junior Shannon Conte and sophomore Madison Shorey split the goalkeeping duties for Stonehill. Conte did not see a shot on goal in the first half, before giving way to Shorey for the second who recorded all three of her saves in the fourth quarter to preserve the Skyhawks third shutout of the season.
-
Junior Kayla Cooke went the distance in goal for Lindenwood and finished with five saves.
Strickulis also contributed a goal and assist for the Skyhawks today (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)
How It Happened
- Stonehill's seniors combined with the future of the Skyhawks to open the scoring on a penalty corner 5:41 into the game as Crowe's corner insertion to Heffernan's stop set up Stark for her fourth goal of the season.
- Crowe doubled the Stonehill lead 4:37 into the second quarter when she directed a cross from Strickulis into the goal for her third goal of the season.
- Mirabile and Hickey combined in a similar fashion to extend the Stonehill lead to three goals three and a half minutes later. The senior All-American fed a pass to Mirabile for her second goal of the year at 24:07.
- After a scoreless third quarter, Strickulis rounded out the scoring with her third goal of the season with 4:34 to play, knocking home a rebound off sophomore Sarah Latham's initial shot.
Noteworthy
- Hickey finished the year third among NEC scoring leaders with 19 points and second with eight goals to lead Stonehill in each category. She has totaled 22 goals and 14 assists for 58 points in 51 career games played.
- Crowe's team-high eight assists this season is second among NEC leaders, finishing with eight goals and 14 assists for 30 points in 51 career games.
- Caradonna capped her Stonehill career having started all 68 games she played in her career.
- Heffernan's three assists this year account for the total for her career in 45 games, adding goals in 2021 and this fall for seven career points.
- All four of Stark's goals scored in her first collegiate season were gamewinners.
- Conte finished the year with 121 saves, averaging 6.7 per game, and enters her senior year with 290 career stops in 34 games played.
- Shorey made her Stonehill debut in goal after Conte had played the first 1,051:55 in the Skyhawks goal for the year. Shorey, a transfer who played five games, with three starts, at Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 2022 posted a career-high with her three fourth quarter saves today.
- Stonehill's three shutouts this season are its highest single-season total since posting six in 2021.
Up Next
Stonehill draws its season to a close at 5-13 overall, including 2-5 in the Northeast Conference, improving from its first NCAA Division I season by two wins overall and doubling its NEC win total, having been in contention for an NEC Tournament bid into the final week of the season. Lindenwood finishes at 3-11 overall.
For the latest on Stonehill athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks "Front Row" mobile app, powered by PrestoSports, on iTunes and the Android Market.
