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Dercksen
McKenzie Yi
4
Winner Mount Olive UMO (14-1, 13-0)
3
Limestone LUFH2023 (8-4, 8-4)
Winner
Mount Olive UMO
(14-1, 13-0)
4
Final
3
Limestone LUFH2023
(8-4, 8-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Olive UMO 3 1 0 0 4
Limestone LUFH2023 0 1 2 0 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Alex King

No. 4 Mount Olive secures road win at Limestone, 4-3

Dercksen registers four points behind a goal and two assists; Congleton scores team-leading 13th goal

GAFFNEY, S.C. (Oct. 21) – Behind four goals in the first half, the No. 4 University of Mount Olive field hockey team captured a 4-3 victory at Limestone on Saturday in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) action.

With the win, the Trojans extended the longest winning streak in Division II to 14 in a row and improves to 14-1 this season behind a 13-0 mark in league play. Following the results in conference action this weekend, UMO claimed the regular season SAC Championship and will earn a bye directly to the semifinals. Meanwhile, the Saints drop to 8-4 overall with an identical record in league play.

Mount Olive registered the first goal of the contest at the 6:39 mark after senior Avery Congleton delivered a perfectly timed pass to junior Amber Dercksen, who beat the goalkeeper to her sixth goal of the year, 1-0. Just over a minute later on a penalty corner, Congleton tallied her team-leading 13th goal of the season off an assist from Dercksen to extend the advantage to 2-0 in the first quarter. In the closing minutes of the quarter, junior Annefleur Moerkerken fired an attempt toward the cage before freshman Jemimah Kriechelberg elevated the shot off her stick into the top of the net at the 12:32 mark, 3-0. The Trojans stretched the lead to 4-0 in the second quarter after freshman Femke van Marle recorded a goal with a second assist tallied by Dercksen at the 27:47 mark. Just under two minutes later, Limestone cut the deficit to 4-1 to trail by three goals at the break.

The Saints managed just two attempts on goal in the third quarter and scored twice to close the gap to 4-3 heading into the final 15 minutes. Mount Olive dominated possession in the fourth quarter and held Limestone to zero shots to secure the win.

Freshman goalkeeper Mia Neckritz played all 60 minutes in the cage and collected one save on Saturday.

The Trojans held a 14-8 shot advantage in the victory while also boasting a 12-6 edge in penalty corners.

Mount Olive closes the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 28, versus Lander on Senior Day at Ray McDonald Sr. Complex at 1:00 p.m.
 
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