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Stockton Drops Home Opener 4-2

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(Galloway, NJ) – Richard Stockton (0-2) tried to rebound from their first loss of the season but dropped their home opener 4-2 to FDU-Florham (2-0). It was the second straight loss for the Ospreys who have scored two goals in each of their contests. Susie Balidemaj (Hamilton/Steinert) led the Stockton offense with a goal and an assist.

Lanie Andrews (Sayreville/Sayreville) opened the scoring for the Devils on a pass from Kelsey Kistle (Sandyston/Kittatinny) to make it 1-0 but the Ospreys evened the contest just 1:47 later on a Jenny Carpenter (Egg Harbor/Absegami) score. assisted by Balidemaj. FDU-Florham then took control of the game on goals by Gabby D'Amico (Mullica Hill/Clearview) and Andrews to make it 3-1 at the break.

In the second half, the Devils added another tally by Alicia Grotyohann (Lafayette/Newton) before Balidemaj finished the scoring with an unassisted goal with just 1:42 left to set the final score. Andrews had the helper on Grotyohann's goal. Andrews finished with two goals and two assists for the Devils.

FDU-Florham goalkeeper Tess Loughran (Newton/Newton) played the first 52 minutes, made eight saves and picked up the win. Amy Defnet (Poolesville, MD/Poolesville) and Jamie Unkel (Sayreville/Sayreville) finished up for the Devils with Defnet kicking out two shots.

For the Ospreys, Sara Winters (Blackwood/Triton) manned the net for the first 53 minutes and suffered the loss. She made six saves. Liz Stankiewicz (Freehold Twp. /Freehold Twp.) finished up, kicking out two shots.

Stockton returns to the home turf on Thursday to take on Swarthmore at 4 pm. The Devils will have their home opener against defending NCAA champion College of New Jersey next Saturday at 1 pm.
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