DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Miami University field hockey team (6-4, 2-0 MAC) shutout Davidson by a 1-0 margin on Sunday to wrap up the two-game trip to North Carolina.
Miami earned the first penalty corner of the game during the second minute of play but
Noor Breedijk's shot was saved and the two teams remained scoreless after one quarter.
The RedHawks opened the second quarter with a penalty corner and a pair of shots but Davidson goalkeeper Sarah Zeszotarski kept the game scoreless.
Davidson earned its first penalty corner and took its first shot during the 27
th minute of play but
Rosie Kalis came up with a save.
During the 29
th minute,
Leonor Berlie put Miami on the board first with her fourth goal of the season. Berlie scored on a penalty corner from
Neely Lochmoeller and Marie G
örner to give the RedHawks a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Miami earned three penalty corners during the third quarter and two more during the fourth quarter but could not capitalize and scoring was capped at 1-0.
Davidson took two shots during the fourth quarter but both sailed wide.
Breedijk led all players with four shots, all on goal. Kalis earned her first solo shutout of the season with one save. Miami had the 11-4 shot advantage, 7-1 lead in shots on goal and earned nine penalty corners compared to Davidson's two.
The RedHawks play Towson on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET in Houston, Texas, marking the first NCAA field hockey game to be played in Texas. Miami returns home to host No. 21 Wake Forest on Sunday at noon for the annual pride game.
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