(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.) – The Wilson field hockey team battled a talented Christopher Newport squad on Saturday afternoon, but a strong second half by the Captains helped them go on to defeat the Phoenix.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 0, Christopher Newport 4
Venue: Trojan Stadium
Records: Wilson 3-3, Christopher Newport 6-3
How It Happened
- CNU got on the board early with a goal by Emma Logue just 3:25 into the contest. From there it was a defensive battle as neither scored the rest of the half. Most of the pressure was on Wilson, however, as the Captains fired off 16 shots in the first half. Twelve of them alone came in the second.
- Allyson Shindler (Sr., Manchester, Pa. / Northeastern) kept the Phoenix in the game by making big save after save. CNU was awarded 11 penalty corners with all its offensive pressure and Shindler made five saves of the six shots on target.
- The pressure remained in the second half as the Captains scored a pair of goals in the third quarter. Delaney Norr made it 2-0 midway through the frame and Morgan Arthur scored just two seconds before the end of the third for a 3-0 lead.
- CNU's Katie Abendschoen added an insurance goal in the fourth to set up the final score.
Inside The Numbers
- Shindler finished with nine saves on the afternoon. She faced 29 shots with 13 on goal.
- This was the third of four consecutive games against teams from Virginia.
Up Next
The Phoenix will return to the field to take on Eastern Mennonite on the road this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
