Minutewomen Cap Final MAC Road Trip With 3-0 Win Over App State

BOONE, N.C. -- No. 17 Massachusetts (13-2, 6-1 MAC) claimed its sixth Mid-American victory of the season, defeating Appalachian State (11-4, 5-2) 3-0 on Sunday at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex. The Minutewomen finished their two-game road swing with a pair of victories, earning their seventh shutout of the season.

Massachusetts secured its first victory over the Mountaineers in the inaugural meeting between the two programs.

Senior Izzy Larimore capped the matchup with her first career goal, tipping a centering pass from Fiene Jenniskens past the keeper late in the fourth quarter of play. Lina Kroeger and Mia Smith each added a goal of their own, both converting off penalty corners in the second quarter. The goals marked the fourth and second of the season for Kroeger and Smith.

The Minutewomen held App State to one shot in the matchup and not a single on goal. Myrte van Herwijnen and the back line conceded only a singular penalty corner on the afternoon.

The Mountaineers were led by goalkeeper Claire Grenis who recorded 12 saves in the contest.

Breaking Down The Action

Massachusetts drew a pair of penalty corners with under five minutes to play in the first quarter but saw shots from Elani Sherwood and Lina Kroeger denied, keeping the score at 0-0.
The Minutewomen held App State without a shot through the first 15 minutes of play, holding a 2-0 advantage in shots and penalty corners.
Massachusetts drew a yellow card and a subsequent penalty corner with 6:34 remaining in the second quarter.
Mia Smith tipped home Massachusetts' first goal, punching in a rebound to generate a 1-0 lead with 6:32 on the clock.
Lina Kroeger doubled the Massachusetts advantage, firing home a drag flick to make the score 2-0 with 49 seconds remaining in the first half.
The Minutewomen went into the halftime break with a dominant 7-0 advantage in shots.
Massachusetts held a 6-0 shot advantage in the third quarter but could not add to its 2-0 lead.
Izzy Larimore tipped home her first career goal to give Massachusetts a 3-0 lead with 3:46 remaining in regulation.
The final whistle sounded with Massachusetts claiming a 3-0 victory in Boone, North Carolina.

Notable Numbers

1: Izzy Larimore scored her first goal of the season.
1: Massachusetts held App State to one shot in the matchup.
2: Megan Carpenter recorded her second assist of the season.
8: Massachusetts drew 8 penalty corners on the afternoon.
10: Fiene Jenniskens recorded her 10th assist of the season, the first Minutewomen to reach double-digits.
17: The Minutewomen tallied 17 shots in the contest, 16 on goal.

Series History

With the win, Massachusetts now holds a 1-0-0 record all-time against the Mountaineers.
The matchup marks the first between the two programs.

Up Next

The Minutewomen return home to host MAC opponent Bellarmine on Friday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

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