VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Virginia Wesleyan University field hockey team defeated the Avenging Angels of Meredith College 6-0 on Tuesday evening at Birdsong Field in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Six different Marlins scored in the match as VWU won their second consecutive game.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 6 - Meredith 0
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 2-4 | Meredith 0-6
Location: Birdsong Field | Virginia Beach, VA

FIRST QUARTER

• The Marlins got on the scoreboard first in the 6th minute as Lauren Hedspeth connected with a pass from Julia Strohman to put the ball in the back of the cage. 
• Lexie Thomas found VWU's second goal about two and a half minutes later to put the Marlins up 2-0 heading into the second quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

• Three minutes into the second Willow Baker scored the third Marlins goal unassisted.
• The Marlins struck again with five minutes to go as Emily Moniz scored  the fourth goal before heading into the halftime break.

THIRD QUARTER

• Neither team found a score in the third quarter despite the Marlins getting off 16 shots. 

FOURTH QUARTER

• Raquel Kelly scored the fifth goal off an assisted pass from Julia Strohman with just under ten minutes remaining in the match. 
• Strohman capped off the game with a sixth and final goal with eight seconds left in the match as VWU went on to win 6-0.

• Lauren Hedspeth, Lexie Thomas, Willow Baker, Emily Moniz, Raquel Kelly, and Julia Strohman all scored a goal in the match. 
• Hedspeth recorded 16 shots in the match. 
• The Marlins outshot the Avenging Angels 54-0, with 29 sots coming on goal for VWU.

The field hockey team is back in action at Birdsong Field on Saturday, Oct. 2, when they open ODAC play against the Eagles of Bridgewater College. The match is slated to begin at 12 PM in Virginia Beach, VA.