Misericordia University Athletics

The Misericordia University field hockey team moved into a tie for third place in the MAC Freedom with a 3-2 win over Arcadia, Saturday afternoon at Mangelsdorf Field.
 
Ava Cirigliano led the Cougars with a goal and an assist while Celeste Hoffman and Skylar Kohler each added a goal and Madison Lasinski recorded two assists.
 
Misericordia's defense shined in the first quarter, holding Arcadia without a shot.
 
With 8:57 remaining in the quarter, Cirigliano capitalized on a penalty stroke, slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner of the cage to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
 
Elizabeth Maurer looked to extend the lead with under five minutes remaining, but her shot was saved.
 
Both teams increased their offensive pressure in the second quarter, creating opportunities off penalty corners. The Knights struck first, tying the game at 1-1.
 
The Cougars responded nearly two minutes later when Lasinski received the ball off a penalty corner and passed it to Kohler who buried the shot inside the left post to put Misericordia back in front, 2-1.
 
MU continued to apply pressure throughout the remainder of the quarter, recording four shots off three penalty corners, but was unable to convert.
 
Misericordia struck quickly in the third quarter after earning a penalty corner. Lasinski fed Hoffman who buried a shot from the middle of the circle to extend the Cougars' lead to 3-1.
 
Arcadia cut the deficit to 3-2 with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter.
 
Misericordia's defense held strong in the final quarter, highlighted by a key play from goalie Jordan Nonnemacher, who came out of the cage to challenge an Arcadia attacker in a one-on-one opportunity with just over one minute remaining.