Minutewomen Claim Fifth Shutout With 1-0 Victory Over Lafayette

EASTON, PA. -- No. 15 Massachusetts (11-3, 4-0) gutted out a defensive matchup, claiming a 1-0 shutout victory over Lafayette (8-5, 3-1) on Sunday at Rappolt Field. With the win, Massachusetts claimed its fifth shutout and fourth road win of the season.

Sophomore Neva Eisenga came up clutch with the game's lone goal, recording a score in back-to-back games for the first time in her young career. Eisenga now sits with nine points on three goals and three assists this season.

Graduate student Claire Danahy dished out her 10th assist of the season, now sitting tied for first in the Atlantic 10. With the assist Danahy recorded her 20th point of the season, leading the team.

Fellow graduate student Elena Clococeanu led all players with three shots on the day. Senior Hannah de Gast continued to be a consistent presence inserting penalty corners, dishing out her sixth assist of the season.

Lafayette was led by Lineke Spaans who tallied two shots on the day.

Breaking Down The Action

The Minutewomen found themselves in back-and-forth action for most of the first quarter of play, with Elani Sherwood recording the game's lone shot on goal in the first 15 minutes.
The second quarter was more of the same as Massachusetts stopped two Lafayette attack penalty corners to keep the score 0-0 heading into halftime.
Massachusetts was able to generate some pressure in the third quarter as Dempsey Campbell forced Lafayette goalkeeper Raffi Fragomeni to make her second save of the afternoon with just under five minutes remaining in the period.
Neva Eisenga got Massachusetts on the scoreboard, tallying the game's lone goal off a penalty corner just 45 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Despite going down three players, with two on cards and a pulled keeper, the Minutewomen held Lafayette to just one shot in the fourth quarter, securing the 1-0 shutout victory in convincing fashion.

Notable Numbers

2: Eisenga recorded a goal in back-to-back games, scoring her second and third of the year.
4: The Minutewomen recorded their fourth road win of the season.
5: Myrte van Herwijnen leads the A-10 with five shutouts in net.
10: Danahy leads the A-10 with 10 assists on the season.
20: Danahy leads the team with 20 points on the season.

Series History

With the win, Massachusetts now holds a 4-0-0 advantage all-time against the Leopards

Up Next

The Minutewomen return to Amherst for an Atlantic 10 conference clash against Lock Haven Friday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

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