Madison, NJ (October 4)
The FDU-Florham and Ramapo field hockey teams went back and forth for all minutes of regulation play. Until
Morgan Keller (Toms River, NJ) fired in the game-winning goal for the Devils as they took the win against Ramapo, 1-0 on Wednesday night.
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Records: FDU-Florham (5-6) Ramapo (2-7)
Location: Robert T. Shields Field (Madison, NJ)
FDU Goal Scorers: Morgan Keller (2)
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There was a standstill for 60 minutes tonight, as both teams failed to score in regulation time. FDU-Florham ended the night with 5 shots on goal, and Ramapo totaled 6. The Devils had a total of 11 penalty corners, 7 of which were in the third quarter. Ramapo tallied 8 on the night. Neither team was able to capitalize on a penalty corner until the contest went into overtime.
The winning goal occurred in overtime after
Megan Surgent (Wall, NJ) passed the ball off a penalty corner to Keller at the top of the arc, she fired the shot straight to the back of the cage for the win.
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Goalkeeper
Emily Schlessinger (Asbury, NJ) got the win in the cage for the Devils as she made six saves and earned her fourth shutout of the season.
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FDU-Florham will be hosting Arcadia University for their next contest on Saturday, October 7th. Saturday's game will be on Robert T. Shields Field at 1:00 p.m. This contest will be FDU-Florham's Morgan's Message Awareness game, bringing recognition to student-athletes' mental health.
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