BRYN MAWR, Pa. – The No. 18 Swarthmore College field hockey team got back in the win column with a 2-0 shutout at Bryn Mawr College on Wednesday.
Avery Bloom scored for the second consecutive game, beating the goalkeeper less than two minutes into the contest.
Josie Sarno stopped seven shots for her sixth shutout of the campaign.
Annika Hoyer provided an insurance goal in the third quarter.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bloom found the back of the net off a penalty corner just 1:49 into the contest. She inserted the ball then established position near the left post.
Sophie Wilchek fired from the top of the scoring area with the ball being tipped into the air by an Owls defender. Bloom showed impressive hand-eye coordination to bat the ball down and into the cage for the 1-0 lead.
- It was a defensive battle for the remainder of the first half with Bryn Mawr recording the other three shots over the first 30 minutes of play. Sarno made a pair of stops with another missing wide.
- The offense picked up in the third as the teams combined for 12 shots in the period. Hoyer put the Garnet up two in the stanza, scoring in the 37
th minute. The sophomore beat the goalie five-hole at the netfront.
- Sarno continued her stellar play with five saves in the second half, three of which came in quick succession off a penalty corner in the third.
GARNET LEADERS
Goals: Bloom, Hoyer 1
Assists: Wilchek,
Magdelana Jordan 1
Shots: Jordan 5
Saves: Sarno 7
UP NEXT
Swarthmore (9-4, 5-1 Centennial) heads to McDaniel College on Saturday.
