University of Albany Captures 4-0 America East Field Hockey Win Over Fairfield; Patrick Has One Goal & One Assist - UAlbany Sports 2011

Albany, N.Y. - Daphne Voormolen scored the game winning goal in the 9th minute of the match off a shot from the top of the circle with assists from Chantae Miller and Christina Patrick. Three other University at Albany players would tally en route to a 4-0 America East Conference victory over Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.

UAlbany (9-5, 1-1 AE) secured the win with three second half goals, after taking a 1-0 lead early in the first stanza from Voormolen's hard shot off a penalty corner attempt. Christina Patrick tallied her twelfth goal on the season in the 50th minute; with a rebound opportunity from Karlijn van Dijsseldonk's shot. Four minutes later van Dijsseldonk would again take advantage of a close-range rebound to register her third goal on the season and give UAlbany a 3-0 lead. To finalize all scoring, junior defender Taylor Luke took a long shot from the left side of the circle with a bouncing pass from Corrine McConville at the 61:54 mark.

The Great Danes had 16 shots on target, as Voormolen tallied a season-high seven. The Stags had three shots in the match. With the loss, Fairfield falls to 8-4 on the season and 0-2 in America East play.

In between the pipes, Fairfield's Maddy Sposito made 12 saves, while UAlbany's Kristi Troch made two saves for her third shutout this season. With the shutout, Troch moves to second place in the program's single-season record, behind 2008 graduate Ashley Ross who had five shutouts in three of her seasons as a Great Dane.

"We prepared for a tough challenge against this Fairfield team; we are excited with today's win," said UAlbany Head Coach Phil Sykes. "Collectively our defensive was excellent, giving us the scoring opportunities to secure the win."