RICHMOND, Ind. - Marian University field hockey (2-0, 0-0 SAA) finished the first weekend of the season with a 2-0 win at Earlham.
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- A defensive opening quarter saw only one shot between the two squads and a scoreless stanza.
- Marian would outshoot the Quakers 8-2 in the second quarter but still the game remained scoreless going into halftime.
- Marian was finally able to open the scoring 4:08 into the second half when sophomore Allyson Nichols scored with an assist to fellow sophomore Eva Houtackers.
- The mostly defensive battle continued until Marian was able to ice the game with a score off of a penalty corner.
- Sophomore Jikke Biemans was able to bury the penalty corner chance, assist to sophomore Merel Nagelkerke, with just 3:14 left to play to put the final at 2-0.
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- Marian finisehd with a 16-6 edge in shots with each team putting four shots on goal.
- The Sabres once again held an advantage in penalty corners at 7-4.
- Marian has not allowed a goal to Earlham in two meetings.
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Saturday, September 9 • 4 PM
Smith Field
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