Sunday, October 22
Louisville, Ky.
3:30 pm
Ball State University
(7-9)
7
vs
0
Queens University of Charlotte
(0-15)
1
2
3
4
F
QUFH23
0
0
0
0
0
Ball State
0
2
1
4
7
Field Hockey Ends Weekend on a High Note After 7-0 Shutout Win Over Queens University
October 22, 2023 | Field Hockey
Five different Cardinals score one or more goals for Ball State
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Ball State field hockey team ended its two-game weekend on a high note after a dominating 7-0 victory over Queens University (0-15) on Sunday afternoon at Trager Stadium. It was the Cardinals third shutout win of the season and marked the highest number of goals scored this year for BSU against an opponent.
With the win, the Cardinals improved to 7-9 on the season for the second time under second-year head coach Caitlin Walsh. Before the 2022 season the seven victories under Walsh hadn't been done by a Ball State field hockey program since 2016.
Leading the way for the Cardinals offensively was Michaela Graney and Kerrianne McClay each scoring two goal apiece while Fleur Knopert had eight shot attempts and four shots on goal. Libby Kraus turned in a season and career high in assists after dishing out three.
Defensively, Hannah Johnston earned her seventh win on goal with three saves.
After a scoreless opening 15 minutes of play, McClay capitalized off a penalty corner with the help from Emma Hilton and Libby Kraus for the first goal of the game.
About three minutes later, Hilton and Kraus found Graney off another penalty corner to give the Cardinals the 2-0 lead over the Royals heading into the contests 10-minute intermission.
McClay found the back of the cage for the second time at the 44:34 mark of the third quarter of play to give BSU the 3-0 advantage.
The Cardinals then tacked on four more goals in the final stanza from Graney, Knopert, Paloma Gomez Rengifo, and Christine Ditizio to seal one of Ball State's most successful offensive showings of the season.
The Ball State field hockey team returns to Mid-American Conference action Friday when it plays at Miami in Oxford, Ohio. The game is slated for a 3 p.m. ET start.
With the win, the Cardinals improved to 7-9 on the season for the second time under second-year head coach Caitlin Walsh. Before the 2022 season the seven victories under Walsh hadn't been done by a Ball State field hockey program since 2016.
Leading the way for the Cardinals offensively was Michaela Graney and Kerrianne McClay each scoring two goal apiece while Fleur Knopert had eight shot attempts and four shots on goal. Libby Kraus turned in a season and career high in assists after dishing out three.
Defensively, Hannah Johnston earned her seventh win on goal with three saves.
After a scoreless opening 15 minutes of play, McClay capitalized off a penalty corner with the help from Emma Hilton and Libby Kraus for the first goal of the game.
About three minutes later, Hilton and Kraus found Graney off another penalty corner to give the Cardinals the 2-0 lead over the Royals heading into the contests 10-minute intermission.
McClay found the back of the cage for the second time at the 44:34 mark of the third quarter of play to give BSU the 3-0 advantage.
The Cardinals then tacked on four more goals in the final stanza from Graney, Knopert, Paloma Gomez Rengifo, and Christine Ditizio to seal one of Ball State's most successful offensive showings of the season.
The Ball State field hockey team returns to Mid-American Conference action Friday when it plays at Miami in Oxford, Ohio. The game is slated for a 3 p.m. ET start.
Team Stats
QUFH23
BALLST-5
Goals
0
7
Shots
5
30
Shots on Goal
3
22
Saves
15
3
Corners
3
14
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
MCCLAY, Kerrianne (5)
Assisted By: HILTON, Emma , KRAUS, Libby
penalty corner goal
15:32
GRANEY, Michaela (6)
Assisted By: HILTON, Emma , KRAUS, Libby
penalty corner goal
18:35
MCCLAY, Kerrianne (6)
Assisted By: LOEPS, Nadine , KRAUS, Libby
penalty corner goal
44:34
GRANEY, Michaela (7)
Assisted By: MCCLAY, Kerrianne
off of penalty corner assist
45:56
KNOPERT, Fleur (13)
Assisted By: BOHN, Rachel
scramble in front of cage
48:11
RENGIFO, Paloma (3)
off of Queens turnover
57:53
DITIZIO, Christine (1)
shot from top of circle
59:58
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
3
Shots
8
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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