Cal, Stanford Advance in #AEFH Championship Play
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – On the opening day of the 2019 America East Field Hockey Championship, #5 Cal and #3 Stanford advanced with wins in the quarterfinals. The Golden Bears rode two fourth quarter goals to a 2-1 win over #4 New Hampshire. The Cardinal followed in a tightly-contested match with a fourth quarter goal of its own, topping #6 UAlbany 1-0.
Cal 2, New Hampshire 1
- Trailing 1-0 from early in the second quarter, the Bears rallied in the final fifteen, scoring twice in the span of 62 seconds.
- Lindsay Mathison broke the ice off a penalty corner and assisted on the following goal, for a three-point day.
- All-Conference choice Megan Rodgers potted the game-winner with her 13th goal of the year.
- The Bears are appearing in the semifinals for the first time since 2016 and are now 2-3 all-time in the #AEFH quarterfinals.
- They will play #1 Monmouth in the first semifinals game Friday at 11 a.m.
Stanford 1, UAlbany 0
- Goalkeeper of the Year Kelsey Bing held strong in cage, making seven saves en route to her fifth shutout of the season.
- In the 51st minute with the game scoreless, Offensive Player of the Year Corinne Zanolli scored the game’s lone goal off a corner set up by Sarah Johnson and Fenella Scutt.
- Zanolli increased her nation-leading goal total to 29.
- The Cardinal uprooted the defending champion Great Danes in the teams’ first-ever #AEFH championship matchup.
- Stanford will play #2 Maine at 1:30 p.m. on Friday in a rematch of last year’s semifinals, which the Black Bears won 3-0. The Black Bears lead the all-time postseason series 2-0.
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2019 America East Field Hockey Championship
Hosted by Monmouth
Quarterfinals – Thursday, Nov. 7
#5 California 2, #4 New Hampshire 1
#3 Stanford 1, #6 UAlbany 0
Semifinals – Friday, Nov. 8
#1 Monmouth vs. #5 Cal – 11 a.m. (AETV)
#2 Maine vs #3 Stanford – 1:30 p.m. (AETV)
Championship game – Sunday, Nov. 10
Semifinal winners – 12 p.m. (AETV)
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