Hackettstown, N.J. – Stockton University (4-2) scored three goals in the first half and defeated Albright College (2-2) by a 5-1 score for its fourth consecutive win. The Ospreys have outscored their opponents 16-1 during the winning streak.
Allie Palumbo (Mantua/Clearview) continued her blistering offensive pace with two goals and an assist. Palumbo now has five goals and four assists for 14 points in the last three games.
Kirsten Bailey (Burlington Twp./Burlington Twp.) tallied a goal and an assist.
Bailey scored 8:53 into the game with an assist by
Miana Alessandroni (Cinnaminson/Cinnaminson), and the Ospreys had the lead for good. In the second quarter, Palumbo received the insert from
Carlee Thompson (Gibbsboro/Eastern Regional) on a penalty corner and fired a shot to the far side for a 2-0 lead.
Just 6:23 later, Palumbo stickhandled into the arc and slapped a backhand shot home for her second marker of the night. Arcadia's Chelsea Johnson scored late in the third quarter to make it 3-1 and snap Stockton's 241-minute shutout streak.
The Ospreys responded on a penalty corner only 3:19 later as Bailey fed
Ameera Bilgrami (Voorhees/Eastern Regional) for a blast into the cage and a 4-1 advantage. In the fourth period, Palumbo set up
Jenna Fiorito (East Greenville, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), who wristed a high shot in off the left post to cap the 5-1 triumph.
Stockton goaltender
Hannah Ayari-Dias (North Caldwell/West Essex) tied her career high with eight saves to earn the victory. Albright goalie Veronica Heckman also made eight saves in the game.
Stockton's next game will be at Alvernia University on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.