MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Senior forward Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) posted a season high four goals Wednesday night, leading the host SUNY Morrisville field hockey team past visiting Wells College by a 9-0 final score.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 9, Wells College 0 (halftime: Morrisville 6-0)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 3-5, Wells 0-7

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville picked up a non-conference win Wednesday evening in Morrisville, powering past visiting Wells College as they poured in a season high nine goals on Drake Field in Morrisville.
• Senior Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) notched a season high 11 total points to contribute to the win, collecting a team best four goals and adding three assists, including all three tallies in the second half of play.
• Camberly VanValkenburg (Walton, N.Y.) and Alexis Shaunessy (Randolph, N.J.) each added two to the win, with VanValkenburg collecting an assist for five points on the night.
• Erika Herrman (Oneida, N.Y.) added one of her own in the first quarter of action off the dish from Cummings, assisting two others as well across the contest.
• Mary Klecha (Greene, N.Y.) rounded out all team scoring contributing an assist.
• Morgan Dueber (Owego, N.Y.) earned the shut out with two stops in the victory.
• Morrisville opened all scoring just 5:33 into the contest as Shaunessy tipped in the drive from Herrman, adding another just over a minute later off the cross from Cummings for the early 2-0 host lead.
• Within minutes, Herrman made it a 3-0 advantage for the Mustangs with the sweep on the left post.
• The Mustangs added three more to their lead in the second, including a strike from VanValkenburg from the center of the circle at the 16:16 mark, before adding her second of the night minutes later off the sweep in from Cummings.
• Cummings collected her first of four straight just before the half for the 6-0 Mustang lead, sweeping Herrman's drive from the top past the Wells keeper.
• Cummings posted her second of the night just a minute into the second half, weaving through the Express defense before flicking the ball into the back of the cage for a 7-0 Mustang lead.
• In the fourth frame, Cummings struck twice more, the first at 48:49 as Klecha drove the ball into the circle from the top, and Cummings connecting for the tap in; and another off the center pass from the right from VanValkenburg.
• Morrisville held the 25-8 advantage in shots on the night.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will hit the road Saturday, resuming SUNYAC play with a bout at SUNY Geneseo. Opening whistle is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Geneseo.

 
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