On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Ramapo field hockey delivered a 4-0 shutout against Western Connecticut State University. The win on the road snapped their two-game losing streak.
In the first quarter, Ramapo attempted four shots but turned up empty-handed. In the second quarter, however, junior Victoria Chavez scored the first goal for Ramapo with an assist from senior Juliana Mikulski. The score of 1-0 would remain the same throughout the third quarter and going into the fourth.
The action picked up in the fourth quarter when Ramapo scored three consecutive goals to secure the shutout against the Wolves from Western Connecticut. Forty-eight minutes into the game, junior Allison Tanasy scored an unassisted goal straight into the back of the cage.
Less than three minutes later, just after the excitement died down, Chavez scored her second goal of the game unassisted. This goal, which made the score 3-0, was Chavez’s fifth goal of the season, leading her teammates in goals scored.
With five minutes remaining in the game, Anamaria Plaia scored with a shot directly into the back of the net with an assist by Tanasy. The Roadrunners secured the win against Western Connecticut with a score of 4-0.
In their second game of the week on Oct. 12, goalie Michelle Kukan secured third place at Ramapo in all-time career saves. The Roadrunners took on Rowan University in their game last Saturday and fell to a 6-0 shutout.
Rowan took control early on with a goal six minutes into the first quarter by Allie Palumbo. Palumbo also delivered the second goal of the game in the second quarter with an assist from her teammate Mia Foti.
Ramapo persevered defensively throughout the rest of the second quarter and into the third. Forty minutes into the match, Rowan began to pick up offensively. The first goal of their hot streak was scored by Alexa Ronning during a penalty kick. Three more goals followed within five minutes of gameplay, all scored by Tess Herman, Kylie Elwell and Ella Toll.
Ramapo charged back defensively in the fourth quarter and prevented any goals from being scored. Rowan dominated with 21 shots throughout the game and 16 shots on goal. Kukan ended the match with eight saves, leaving with 385 total saves in her career.
The Roadrunners will return to the field at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 against Stockton University.
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