NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Meredith 9, Sweet Briar 2
Records: Meredith, 6-9; Sweet Briar, 2-14
RALEIGH, N.C. – Meredith field hockey produced a dominant offensive performance at home on Saturday, skying past Sweet Briar 9-2.
Seniors
Megan Ingenito and
Charlotte Dyer teamed up for 17 total points on the afternoon. Dyer tallied her third hat trick of the season along with her third multi-assist outing with three
goals and two assists. Two of her goals came on penalty strokes where she went 2-for-2. Dyer now sits at 94 career points with her eight point performance.
Ingenito led the offense with a season-high nine points as she became the first in Meredith field hockey history to surpass 100 career points. She totaled four goals with an assist.
Sweet Briar tallied a score early, taking a 1-0 advantage less than three minutes into the contest.
From then on, the Avenging Angels took control of the momentum. Meredith scored its first goal on a connection between Ingenito and Dyer. Dyer assisted on the Angels' next score with
Alicia Hunter capturing the lead.
Meredith led for the remainder of the contest.
The Angels outscored the Vixens, 4-1, in the second frame. Dyer and Ingenito both collected two goals with Ingenito assisting a goal as well.
Meredith kept up the pressure in the third, adding three more goals to its total. Dyer and Ingenito both added another goal. Junior
Maya Kirstein also scored for the Angels.
Up next, the Avenging Angels will return to action for its season finale and to celebrate Senior Day. Meredith will face Eastern Mennonite on Saturday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m.
TURNING POINT:
- Meredith scored twice to close the first quarter to gain the advantage over the Vixens, both assisted by Dyer.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Ingenito became the first in program history to tally 100 career points with a season-high nine
point effort. She currently stands at 103 career points after today's performance.
- Dyer recorded her third hat trick of the season and also added her third multi-assist effort.
- Ingenito or Dyer contributed to eight of Meredith's nine goals.
- Kirstein found the goal for her fourth score of the season and the 24th of her career.
- With a goal and an assist, Hunter has six points on the season.
- Sophomore goalkeepers
Lyla Burdine and
Jasmin Solar combined for seven saves in the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Meredith dominated from start to finish, with a 30-11 edge in shots, and a 25-10 advantage on shots on goal.
- Meredith tallied eight penalty corner oppourtunities to Sweet Briar's one.
