Santore Stops Eight Shots as Bobcats Battle #16 Old Dominion

Friday, April 9

Conshohocken, Pa. / Villanova Field Hockey Field

3:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

(2-7, 2-7BIG EAST)

Old Dominion

(6-4, 6-3BIG EAST)

Old Dominion

Quinnipiac

Nina Santore Follows Ball vs. Providence

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Santore Stops Eight Shots as Bobcats Battle #16 Old Dominion

4/9/2021 9:26:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Field Hockey Allows Just One First Half Goal to Monarchs, Fall 3-0 Friday

By: QU Athletic Communications

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – The Quinnipiac field hockey battled in a hard fought game Friday afternoon against the No. 16 Old Dominion Monarchs but came up short in a 3-0 loss at the Villanova Field Hockey Field.

Quinnipiac held Old Dominion to just one goal on a penalty stroke in the first half after an impressive six-save effort in the half from goalkeeper Nina Santore (Berlin, New Jersey).

The Monarchs added a goal each in the third and fourth quarter as they extended their lead and finished off the shutout of the Bobcats.

Santore finished the afternoon with eight saves in goal, tied for her second-most in a game this season.

Old Dominion outshot Quinnipiac, 11-0, and had a 7-0 edge in penalty corners.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, Old Dominion 3

LOCATION
Villanova Field Hockey Field | Conshohocken, Pa.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-7, 2-7 BIG EAST) | #16 Old Dominion (6-4, 6-3 BIG EAST)

SCORING SUMMARY
1:28 (Quinnipiac 0, Old Dominion 1): Delphine Le Jeune took a penalty stroke that was awarded to Old Dominion and put the Monarchs up 1-0 early in the game
35:28 (Quinnipiac 0, Old Dominion 2): Nicole Fredricks doubled the lead as she put home a pass from Le Jeune.
54:56 (Quinnipiac 0, Old Dominion 3): Fredericks scored her second of the game as she tipped in a shot at that back post from Le Jeune on a penalty corner.

NOTES

Santore made eight saves Friday afternoon, tied for the second-most saves she's made in a game this season.
Santore previously had eight saves at Providence on March 21 and made 11 saves vs. UConn the game before on March 18.
Quinnipiac was just the second team (Liberty) this season to not allow a non-penalty stroke goal to Old Dominion in the first half
The Bobcats' also held the Monarch's leading scorer, Marlon de Bruijne, without a goal for the fifth time this season.

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