Madison, NJ. (September 2) – FDU-Florham sophomore
Julianna Medina (Linwood, NJ) registered her first career hat trick to lift the Devils to a 6-0 shutout win at Drew University, in a non-conference match of the Drew University Tournament.
Records: FDU-Florham (1-1), Drew (0-2)
Location: Ranger Stadium (Madison, NJ)
FDU Goal Scorers: Julianna Medina (1, 2, 3),
Akayla Palmucci (1),
Megan Surgent (1),
Allie Serio (1)
Medina posted her first goal of the day just 9:17 into the matchup as she tipped in the pass coming from the middle, giving
Dominique Rodriguez (Pittsgrove, NJ) her first assist of the season.
Junior
Rachel McHale (Montville, NJ) assisted Medina on her second goal of the day and
Akayla Palmucci (Little Egg Harbor, NJ) added her first collegiate goal and FDU-Florham's third of the day before the half expired, 3-0.
Early in the fourth quarter,
Megan Surgent (Wall, NJ) added to the Devils' lead with goal from the rebound of a deflected shot.
Medina added her third goal with 3:37 left, and gave
Surgent the assist. Junior
Allie Serio (Scotch Plains, NJ) posted the Devils final goal within the last two minutes to complete the 6-0 shutout over Drew.
As a team, FDU-Florham outshot Drew by a 18-3 margin and held a 6-2 advantage in penalty corners.
FDU-Florham keeper
Emily Schlessinger (Asbury, NJ) was forced only to make two saves and earned the win for the Devils.
The Devils will host Ramapo College on Wednesday, September 6 at 4pm for the first of a four game series.
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