NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Meredith 7, Eastern Mennonite 2
Records: Meredith, 7-9; E. Mennonite, 0-16
RALEIGH, N.C. - Meredith field hockey began and ended the night with a celebration, as it honored three seniors pregame before dispatching Eastern Mennonite, 7-2, on a chilly Saturday evening in Raleigh.
Closing out the season in style, the Avenging Angels ran out to an early advantage and continued to increase their lead throughout the contest, setting the stage for a historic achievement in the second half.
Senior
Charlotte Dyer reached the 100-career point milestone, becoming the second Avenging Angel in program history to do so, joining her fellow classmate
Megan Ingenito, who accomplished the feat this past Saturday against Sweet Briar.
The team's third senior, goalie
Jasmin Solar, earned the start in goal and captured the victory, making a save in 45 minutes of action.
The scoring began early in the wire-to-wire win for MC, as junior
Maya Kirstein found the back of the net not even three minutes into the contest. Then, just over a minute later, Ingenito scored to make it a 2-0 Avenging Angels lead.
The Royals answered back to make it 2-1 before second quarter goals from Ingenito and Dyer gave Meredith a 4-1 edge going into the halftime break.
Dyer opened the second half scoring for the Angels, leaving her just one point shy of the 100 mark. While the Royals tacked on one more in the third quarter, the stage was set for Dyer, who assisted none other than Ingenito to reach the 100 point milestone.
Finally, it was
Lydia Smith who put the exclamation mark on the win, deflecting in a shot from Ingenito, who earned the assist, making it 7-2 in the final minutes.
The win closes the season with seven wins, one shy of 2025's record breaking eight win campaign.
TURNING POINT:
- The Avenging Angels led wire-to-wire and got the scoring going early, with two goals in the opening five minutes.
SENIOR NIGHT:
- Prior to the contest, seniors
Charlotte Dyer,
Megan Ingenito and
Jasmin Solar were honored for their extensive contributions to the program.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Dyer needed six points to reach the 100-career point milestone and she got it, recording a pair of goals and a pair of assists.
- Ingenito tallied her second hat trick of the season in her second game in a row. After scoring four goals last Saturday against Sweet Briar and three more today, she tallied seven over the team's final two games.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Meredith had a decisive 38-5 edge in total shots.
