BoxscoreGalloway, NJ – Richard Stockton (5-3, 2-0 NJAC) scored three goals in a 17-minute span of the first half and cruised to a 5-0 victory over Ramapo (1-10, 0-2) in an NJAC home game for the Ospreys.
Lindsey Treptow (Bordentown/Bordentown) led Stockton with two goals and
Laura Olbrich (Pittsgrove/A.P. Schalick) contributed a goal and an assist to the win. The Ospreys outshot Ramapo 27-10 and held a 12-5 advantage in penalty corners.
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Treptow opened the scoring 14:51 into the game following a penalty corner. The insert came to
Alexa Massa (Moorestown/Moorestown) who fed Treptow for a blast from the top of the circle. Nearly 10 minutes later, Treptow scored again from almost the same spot, her third goal of the season, following a pass into the circle by
Elisha Hartman (Little Egg Harbor/Pinelands).
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With 3:19 left in the first half,
Cassie Kirk (Middletown/Middletown South) poked a loose ball to Olbrich who banged it home from in front for a 3-0 Stockton lead. The Ospreys generated 16 shots and the only seven penalty corners in the first half.
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Stockton kept up the pressure in the second half and its efforts paid off with two late goals to seal the win. Sophomore
Kellie Brining (Cherry Hill/CH West) found some room in the circle, stickhandled around the Ramapo goalkeeper and deposited her first career goal into the cage at 59:42. With 4:39 remaining,
Grace Kinney (Brigantine/GCIT) positioned herself at the right post and tapped in a pass from Olbrich for her first goal of the season to make it a 5-0 game.
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Two Stockton goaltenders combined for the team's first shutout of the year. Starter
Liz Stankiewicz (Freehold Twp./Freehold Twp.) made seven saves in the first 59:53 to earn the win and
Sara Winters (Blackwood/Triton) preserved the shutout with one save in the last 10:07.
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Stockton will visit College of New Jersey, which is ranked third in the nation by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, for an NJAC game on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
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