Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey team dropped a 9-1 decision to No. 4 nationally ranked East Stroudsburg University on Monday afternoon at Spartan Field.

STAC falls to 3-6 on the season, while ESU improves to 9-2 on the year.

Emma Friend recorded a pair of goals on the afternoon, while teammates Rylie McGrath, Megan Rafter, Puck de Ruiter, Maddie Moline, Minke Klijn, Elaiana Rivera-Lagalla and Kylie Moore each picked up goals for the visitors from the Keystone State. Both Warriors goalkeepers saw action in the contest, with Sydney Pope (W, 7-0) getting the start and turning aside 1 of 2 shots faced in the first half. Jet Vermeulen played a scoreless second half, while not facing a shot on goal.

Meanwhile, Brianna Cote netted the Spartans lone goal off of feed by teammate Morgan VanDover. Ailsa Ogilvie (L, 3-5) got her eighth straight start in the cage for STAC and stopped 16 of 25 shots fired her way.

Inside the Box Score

• East Stroudsburg outshot St. Thomas Aquinas 40-3 (27-2 on goal) for the match.
• Morgan VanDover, Brianna Cote and Clemence Papleux registered the three total STAC shots in Monday's contest.
• The Warriors earned a 21-1 penalty corners advantage over the Spartans.
• Brianna Cote was a force to be reckoned with on both ends of the field, as the junior scored a goal and prevented two others by legally pulling two ESU shots from the goal line.

Up Next

STAC hosts Pace University on Tuesday (October 7) in a 3:30 p.m. NE10 tilt at Spartan Field.