WORCESTER, Mass. - The Lafayette field hockey team earned its first Patriot League victory of the season at Holy Cross, 3-0, on Friday afternoon.

Alex Darrah gave the Leopards the first lead at 28:09, assisted by Lea Good. The senior forward crept past her defender and secured the tipped ball into the right side of the cage.

Due to a Holy Cross foul, Stella Malinowksi was able to secure a penalty stroke goal for the Leopards at 35:49 for a 2-0 advantage.

Darrah scored her second of the day with a sliding tip off of a pass into the circle from Lineke Spaans to extend the lead, 3-0 at 42:06.

The Maroon and White held the advantage in total shots (16-9). Holy Cross earned one more penalty corner in total (6-5).

Lafayette's junior goalkeeper Raffi Fragomeni made seven saves on nine shots to secure the shutout. Her Crusader counterpart, Mia McCloskey, made 11 saves on 15 shots faced.

Next up, the Leopards host American on Sept. 27 for Youth Night. To sign up for the pregame clinic, which is open to 8th graders and below, please click here.
 

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