Field Hockey Explodes for Six Goals in Rout of Brown

Sunday, September 16

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(3-4, 0-1BIG EAST)

Brown

(2-4, 0-0Ivy)

Brown

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Kayley Fasoli

Field Hockey Explodes for Six Goals in Rout of Brown

9/16/2018 7:25:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Adams Tallies Five Points on Two Goals and One Assist in 6-1 Win Over Bears

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey team had an offensive explosion Sunday afternoon as the Bobcats struck for six goals in a 6-1 victory over the Brown Bears in a non-conference matchup.

Makayla Adams (Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania) put home two goals and totaled five points in the winning effort while Elisa van Winkel (Heeze, Netherlands) and Brooke Whipkey (Charlotte, North Carolina) each had three-point games.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 6, Brown 1

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (3-4, 0-1 BIG EAST) | Brown (2-4, 0-0 Ivy League)

SCORING SUMMARY

(20:54 – Quinnipiac 1, Brown 0): Adams struck with her first of the game after Elisa van Winkel (Heeze, Netherlands) sprinted off the left side of the field and found Adams near the back post to tap home the goal
(28:14 – Quinnipiac 2, Brown 0): The Bobcats regained possession of the ball after a Brown turnover in its defensive half. After the ball came loose in the shooting circle, Adams wound up and fired home her second tally of the game
(30:21 – Quinnipiac 3, Brown 0): Quinnipiac added a third goal just two minutes later with a great tally on a penalty corner. Elisa Ruiz Martinez (Madrid, Spain) shifted the ball to her left after it was stopped by Ines Ruiz Martinez (Madrid, Spain) to van Winkel for her third goal of the season
(31:33 – Quinnipiac 4, Brown 0): The Bobcats continued the offensive explosion with another goal just one minute later as Brooke Whipkey (Charlotte, North Carolina) rushed towards the goal, stopped and fired a reverse chip past the Brown goalkeeper
(46:08 – Quinnipiac 4, Brown 1): Dani van Rootselaar scored her second goal of the season with the Bears' lone tally
(49:15 – Quinnipiac 5, Brown 1): Whipkey created a Brown turnover and fired a centering feed into the shooting circle where Amanda Blum (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) put home her first career goal
(56:51 – Quinnipiac 6, Brown 1): Adams dribbled the ball to the 23-meter line where she struck the ball on goal and Anna Walmsley (Glasgow, Scotland) redirected the ball into the goal to cap off the scoring.

NOTES

Quinnipiac's six goals were its most in a game since netting six against La Salle on September 1, 2013
The Bobcats also recorded four goals in a half for the first time since September 30, 2016 against Villanova
Sunday's win was also the first home win of the season
Adams tallied career-highs with two goals and five points in the winning effort on Sunday and was the first Bobcat with multiple goals in a game this season
With two goals and an assist, Adams now has four goals and nine points on the season
Whipkey scored her first career goal and added an assist for her first three-point game
Blum also scored her first career goal
van Winkel tallied her first career three-point game with a goal and an assist
Elisa Ruiz Martinez picked up her second assist of the season, and second assist on a van Winkel goal off a penalty corner
Walmsley tallied her second goal of the season, her second straight year with two goals
Goalkeeper Hannah Teicher (Bethesda, Maryland) notched her third victory of the season with four saves in the winning effort