ROCHESTER, NY — The Brockport field hockey team concluded the regular season in dominant fashion on Wednesday afternoon, blanking Nazareth University 5-0 on the road. With the shutout victory, the Golden Eagles finish the regular season sitting at No. 3 in the Empire 8 conference standings, carrying a 12-4 overall record (6-3 E8) and riding back to back wins into the postseason.
Brockport controlled the pace from the opening whistle, outshooting the Golden Flyers 22-6 and holding a commanding 14-4 edge in penalty corners.
Penelope Schalck broke the scoreless deadlock at the 10:19 mark with an unassisted tally to put the Green and Gold ahead 1-0.
The Golden Eagles broke the game open in the second quarter.
Alexis Penree extended the lead to 2-0 at 25:32 off an assist from
Makenna Hart, before
Elise Brady converted a penalty stroke with just six seconds remaining in the half to send Brockport into the break up 3-0.
Brockport kept the pressure rolling coming out of halftime.
Cassidy Pado found the back of the net just 86 seconds into the third period off a feed from Brady, pushing the advantage to 4-0.
Julia Klodzinski capped off the offensive explosion in the fourth quarter with an unassisted goal at 55:17 to secure the 5-0 final.
In cage, freshman goalkeeper
Julia Nieboer turned away all four shots faced to earn another complete-game shutout.
Up Next: Brockport now turns its attention to playoff action, hosting No.6 seeded Utica in the first round of the Empire 8 Tournament on Saturday, October 31st 2 p.m.
