SCRANTON, Pa. - Catholic field hockey continued its road week on Saturday with a match up against No. 25 Scranton. Despite two goals from
Katie Flynn, the Cardinals fell to the Royals, 3-2.
Five minutes into game action, Scranton capitalized on its first corner of the game with a goal from Maggie Keys. Maddie Slavin inserted the ball, passing it to the top of the circle where Keys took a strong drive directly into the goal.
The Royals quickly found another scoring opportunity in the first quarter after earning another penalty corner. Olivia Burdo took a shot for Scranton that was saved by Catholic defender
Maddie Pennisi. Royal inserter Slavin regained possession of the ball, and took a shot to score a goal of her own.
Later in the first quarter, a Cardinal foul resulted in a Scranton penalty stroke. Kate McKillop took the stroke for the Royals, finding the back of the net to give the team a three goal advantage.
Quarter two saw some opportunities for the Cardinals, as they were awarded a penalty corner just over a minute in which was taken by Pennisi.
Lauren Keast set the momentum for the Cardinals
, taking the first shot of the quarter, which was blocked. Catholic then logged three more penalty corners, and on the fourth of the quarter, they got on the board.
Tess Hake inserted, sending the ball to Pennisi who delivered a pass to Flynn. Flynn took a shot to find the backboard, and the Cardinals cut the deficit to two. Catholic earned another penalty corner where
Tessa Pearson logged a shot, but Scranton led 3-1 to close out the half.
Catholic defense remained strong in the second half as they held Scranton to no goals. The Royals took the first shot less than thirty seconds into the half, giving
Camryn Lowman her first save of the half. Scranton kept looking to extend its lead, but Lowman put a stop to them, logging five saves in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Scranton logged only three shots, while the Cardinals had five. On their final penalty corner of the game, Pennisi fed the ball to Flynn who took a shot and scored her second goal of the match. Despite their attempts to take down the Royals, the Cardinals ultimately fell, 3-2.
Flynn now leads the team with six goals this season and 13 points. Pennisi logged her first two assists of the season, and is tied for second on the squad.
Lowman had six saves on the day, bringing her season total to 72.
Up next, Catholic will host its final regular season game of the season against Juniata. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27.
