Ursinus Sports Recap

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Field hockey

The Ursinus College field hockey, ranked third in Division III, opened its home schedule on Wednesday afternoon with a 14-0 blanking of Bryn Mawr in the conference opener for both teams.

Senior forward Corinne Freeman (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vienney) netted four goals and an assist, with freshman forward Maddie Craig (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May) and freshman Courtney Scott (Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain) each pitching in with two goals. Abby Wood had three assists on the day as Ursinus (4-0, 1-0 Centennial) held a 54-1 shot advantage.

Both senior Jill Lukens (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East) and freshman goalkeeper Paige McElhenny (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) played 35 minutes, combining for the shutout.

Ursinus will host Gettysburg on Saturday afternoon.

Men's soccer

University of Scranton senior midfielder Joseph Burbella netted two goals, including a penalty kick with 51 seconds remaining the first half as the Royals (1-2-2) defeated (1-4) 2-1 Wednesday night in a spirited men’s soccer matchup at Patterson Field.

Burbella’s attempt on the penalty kick went just underneath the cross bar as the Royals grabbed their first win of the year. Ursinus got a goal from freshman defender Richie Schultz (Village Shires, Pa./The George School) in the 44^th minute on a pass senior forward Jean Carlo Cordova (Quito, Ecuador/Spring-Ford) in the middle of the field. Burbella scored his first goal at 34:28 on a break away.

Ursinus had a chance to tie the score in the 71^st minute, but, a shot by sophomore forward Ricky Griffith (Audubon, Pa./Methacton) hit the post.

Ursinus, who held a 10-9 advantage in shots, hosts Gettysburg on Friday afternoon in its Centennial Conference opener.