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Field Hockey Wraps Up Five-Match Road Trip, Falling to Southern Connecticut State 11-1

Field Hockey Wraps Up Five-Match Road Trip, Falling to Southern Connecticut State 11-1

Scoring Summary

1st - 5:11 - Isabella Folster (Southern Conn. St.)
1st - 7:09 - Natalia Fiato (Southern Conn. St.)
1st - 7:54 - Clemence Papleux (St. Thomas Aquinas)
1st - 9:03 - Taylor Leckey (Southern Conn. St.)
1st - 10:38 - Kate Salvador (Southern Conn. St.)
1st - 12:34 - Taylor Leckey (Southern Conn. St.)
2nd - 17:26 - Taylor Leckey (Southern Conn. St.)
3rd - 39:06 - Taylor Leckey (Southern Conn. St.)
3rd - 43:13 - Natalia Fiato (Southern Conn. St.)
3rd - 45:00 - Lindsey Onofrio (Southern Conn. St.)
4th - 46:04 - Isabella Taylor (Southern Conn. St.)
4th - 52:56 - Kaiya Mercier (Southern Conn. St.)

Game Leaders

St. Thomas Aquinas
G: Clemence Papleux - 1
A: Morgan VanDover - 1
Sh: Clemence Papleux - 3
Sv: Ailsa Ogilvie - 14
Southern Conn. St.
G: Taylor Leckey - 4
A: 2 Players (#9, #26) - 3
Sh: Taylor Leckey - 11
Sv: Lyla O'Connor - 3

Team Stats

St. Thomas Aquinas
Southern Conn. St.

Shots (on goal)

6 (6)
38 (25)

Saves

14
5

Fouls

5
9

Penalty Corners

3
10
full stats
Posted: Sep 22, 2025

New Haven, Conn. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team closed out its season-long five-match road trip, falling 11-1 to Southern Connecticut State University on Monday afternoon at Jess Dow Field.

STAC falls to 1-4 on the season, while So. Connecticut State improves to 4-3 on the year.

Taylor Leckey recorded a four-goal afternoon for the hosts, while teammate Natalia Fiato tallied a pair of goals. Isabella Folster, Kate Salvador, Lindsey Onofrio, Isabella Taylor and Kaiya Mercier also added to the Owls totals on the scoreboard with a goal apiece. All three Southern Connecticut State goalkeepers saw action in the contest, with Rachel Miller (W, 3-3) getting the start and turning aside 1 of 2 shots faced. Lyndsay Troisi played two scoreless periods, stopping four shots on goal, while Lyla O' Connor played the fourth but did not face a shot.

Meanwhile, Clemence Papleux netted the Spartans lone goal off of a penalty corner opportunity taken by teammate Morgan VanDover. Ailsa Ogilvie (L, 1-3) got her fourth straight start in the cage for STAC and stopped 14 of 25 shots fired her way.

Inside the Box Score

  • Southern Connecticut State outshot St. Thomas Aquinas 38-6 (25-6 on goal) for the match.
  • Clemence Papleux (3 shots), Lily Schommer (2 shots) and Juana Rodriguez (1 shot) registered the 6 total STAC shots in Monday's contest.
  • The Owls earned a 10-3 penalty corners advantage over the Spartans.

Up Next

STAC finally opens its home schedule on Wednesday (September 24), when the maroon and gold host American International College in a 4:00 p.m. NE10 tilt at Spartan Field.