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Junior Sofia Russell found the back of the cage twice in the 4-0 home win against Manhattanville.
0
Manhattanville MVILLE (5-11)
4
Winner William Paterson WP (2-13, 0-6 NJAC)
Manhattanville MVILLE
(5-11)
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Final
4
William Paterson WP
(2-13, 0-6 NJAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Manhattanville MVILLE 0 0 0 0 0
William Paterson WP 1 2 1 0 4

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Russell Scores Twice in 4-0 Field Hockey Win Over Manhattanville

WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson field hockey team (4-14, 0-6 NJAC) secured a 4-0 win against Manhattanville (5-11) Oct. 28 at Wightman Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Pioneers struck first after junior Sofia Russell (Spring Lake Heights, N.J./Manasquan) found classmate Julia Dennehy (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) in front of the cage in the eighth minute to put WP ahead, 1-0.
  • In the 24th minute, Russell tapped in a loose ball from the left side of the cage to extend the WP advantage to two (2-0).
  • The Pioneers tacked on an additional goal in the frame after Dennehy rifled a ball toward the cage in the 29th minute and freshman Elizabeth Fitzharris (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) deflected it in for the score.
  • In the 37th minute, Dennehy deflected a pass to the left of the cage where Russell tapped it in to give the Pioneers a four-goal lead (4-0).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Russell tallied her first career multi-goal performance while dishing out her first collegiate assist.
  • Dennehy recorded her first goal of the season and notched her second career multi-assist outing.
  • Fitzharris registered her first collegiate goal.
  • The Pioneers scored a season-high four goals.
 
UP NEXT:
  • William Paterson will close out the 2026 campaign Friday, Oct. 30, at 6:00 p.m. against Ramapo at Wightman Stadium.
 
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