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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.  – Facing a two-goal deficit through 35 minutes on Tuesday night at Merrimack Stadium, the fourth-ranked Merrimack College field hockey program saw senior
Mary McNeil score twice in the second half, and junior
Miranda Judd collect the game-tying goal to defeat the visiting Southern New Hampshire Penmen, 3-2, in Northeast-10 Conference play.
The Basics
Score: #4 Merrimack 3, SNHU 2
Records: #4 Merrimack (8-1, 4-0 NE10) | SNHU (4-5, 2-2 NE10)
Location: North Andover, Mass. | Merrimack Stadium
Scoring Summary
- SNHU (1-0) – Merrimack fell behind early, as the visitors scored in transition. Junior Laura van der Doorn sent a cross pass the outstretched leg of junior goalkeeper Katharina Ohmen, and redshirt-junior Cassidy Huckins was waiting at the far point to tap it in at the 29:19 mark
- SNHU (2-0) – Eight minutes later the Penmen converted again. After gaining possession via a penalty corner, a Penmen shot from just inside the arc took a deflection off a Merrimack defender and caromed into the net
- MC (2-1) – McNeil utilized a quick restart to catch the Penmen defense flat-footed. The midfielder dodged through multiple defenders, and saw a shot take a deflection before scoring to cut the Warriors' deficit in half, with 26 minutes left in regulation
- MC (2-2) – As the clock ticked under 15 minutes remaining, Judd equalized. Similar to McNeil's goal, the junior back took possession on a restart, split to Penmen defenders and ripped a shot inside the far to post for her fifth goal of the year
- MC (3-2) – Another individual effort gave the Warriors the eventual game-winning goal. McNeil drove down the right side of the zone, and drilled a shot that slipped just inside the near post to put Merrimack ahead with eight minutes remaining. After Merrimack outshot SNHU, 10-1, to start the second half, the visitors put three shots towards goal in the waning minutes including one that senior Delaney Yule kept out of the net for her first defensive save of the season
Top Performers
- McNeil boasted her third two-goal game in a row on Tuesday night, registering her fifth multi-goal game of the season. The senior led all players with eight shots
- The Canton, Mass. native collected her third game-winning tally of the season, tying her career high
- Judd notched her first goal since her hat trick against Limestone (9/8). She ranks second on the team – trailing only McNeil – with five goals
- The Lebanon, N.H. native joined Yule with a defensive save. Judd leads the Warriors with three this seas
- Katharina Ohmen totaled six saves – five of which came in the opening stanza – to post her highest output over her last four outings
Notes and Notables
- The Warriors' seven-game winning streak is now one game shy of tying the eight-game run the 2015 program embarked on en route to reaching the national championship game
- Merrimack's 4-0 start to NE10 play marks the best for the program since 2011
- Additionally, the program's No. 4 national ranking is the highest since the Warriors were ranked fourth in the 2016 preseason poll. It's the highest in-season ranking for the program since the 2012 reached as high as third in the coaches poll
- Merrimack outshot SNHU, 22-14, and limited the Penmen to four shots in the second half after the visitors attempted 10 in the opening stanza
Up Next
Merrimack hosts No.10 LIU Post on Saturday afternoon in a rematch of last season's NE10 First Round meeting. The contest is set to begin at 1 p.m.
