ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Cedar Crest College field hockey team defeated the Notre Dame of Maryland Gators 8-0 on Saturday afternoon. Today was senior day for the Falcons, honoring both Elizabeth Lamm (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) and Hannah Gouck (Kintnersville, PA/Palisades).

The Falcons came out strong in the first half with freshman Annalise Unger (Burlington, VT /Rice Memorial ) taking a shot within the first two minutes of play. After back-to-back penalty corners taken by freshman Mercedes Melo (Lehighton, Pa./Palmerton Area), Lamm got her stick on the ball for a shot, but the Gator goalie came up with a save. A few minutes later, sophomore Makenzie Kistler (Walnutport, Pa./Northampton) and Gouck took shots, but the goalie got the save. At the 22nd minute mark, Gouck passed the ball to freshman Brice Gardner (Gardners, Pa./Biglerville ), who dribbled right past the goalie to put the ball in the net, giving the Falcons the 1-0 lead. The momentum for the Falcons continued with Gouck shooting three times in a row before shooting right past the goalie, putting another one on the board for Cedar Crest. The half ended with Lamm taking a shot, but the Gator goalie getting the save. 

Within the first minute of the second half, Melo passed the ball to freshman Annalise Unger (Burlington, VT /Rice Memorial ), who ripped a shot right past Notre Dame's goalie, lifting the score 3-0. At the 47th minute mark, Unger placed a ball to the right in the shooting circle for Lamm, who shot and scored. Unger scored again at the 49th minute. 50 seconds later, Gouck scored off of a pass from sophomore Jennie Fritz (Walnutport, Pa./Northern Lehigh). Fritz then shot right past the goalie after a pass from Kistler, widening the lead to 7-0. At the 61st minute of the game, Melo ripped a shot shooting it around the Gator goalie to make the score 8-0. 

The next match for the Falcons is at home on October 25 at 4:00 PM. Cedar Crest takes on Colonial States Athletic Conference foe Neumann University for their Think Pink game.