October 5, 2024
Hounds Get Hat Trick from Ambrosino in Shutout Win over Wilkes
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University field hockey squad earned its first Landmark Conference win of the 2024 season as the Greyhounds defeated visiting Wilkes University, 3-0, on John Makuvek Field Saturday on a hat trick from junior forward Gia Ambrosino.
Wilkes University
2-9, 0-3
0
Moravian University
3-8, 1-2
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Team Stats
Scoring Summary
1st
- 0:22 -
Gia Ambrosino
(Moravian University)
2nd
- 19:40 -
Gia Ambrosino
(Moravian University)
4th - 46:40 -
Gia Ambrosino
(Moravian University)
Game Leaders
Wilkes University
G:
N/A
A:
N/A
Sh:
2 Players
(#10,
#19)
- 1
Sv:
Olivia Wickel
- 7
Moravian University
G:
Gia Ambrosino
- 3
A:
Sydney Anderson
- 1
Sh:
Gia Ambrosino
- 6
Sv:
Maia Machado
- 1
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Wilkes University | Moravian University |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 2 (1) | 15 (12) |
| Saves | 7 | 1 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Corners | 1 | 11 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University field hockey squad earned its first Landmark Conference win of the 2024 season as the Greyhounds defeated visiting Wilkes University, 3-0, on John Makuvek Field Saturday on a hat trick from junior forward Gia Ambrosino.
How It Happened
- The Hounds needed just 22 seconds to opening the scoring as the squad earned a penalty corner on the first offensive set of the match. Ambrosino knocked in a crossing pass from senior forward Sydney Anderson for a 1-0 advantage
- Early in the second quarter, Moravian was awarded a penalty stroke with Ambrosino putting the shot inside the left post for a 2-0 edge in the 20th minute
- Neither squad scored during the third quarter
- Ambrosino finished off her hat trick 1:40 into the final period when she scored on another penalty stroke shot, this time inside the right post
Inside the Numbers
- Ambrosino now has a team-leading eight goals this fall, and 16 goals in her career including six game-winning goals. The hat trick was the first for Ambrosino, and it is the 14th hat trick in program history and first since Anderson had one on October 29, 2022
- Anderson posted her second assist of the fall and 11th of her career
- Sophomore goalie Maia Machado recorded one save in her second shutout of 2024 and sixth of her career
- The Blue & Grey finished the afternoon with a 15-2 advantage in shots and an 11-1 edge in penalty corners
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, October 12 at Lycoming College, 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 15 vs. Drew University, 7:00 p.m.
