Adelphi University Athletics

Garden City, N.Y. – Behind a two-goal performance from Jena Geels and a dominant offensive showing, the Adelphi field hockey team (13-6, 7-2 NE10) cruised to a 4-0 shutout victory over American International (5-11, 3-6 NE10) in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday evening.

Series History:

• With Tuesday's win, Adelphi improves to 17-8 all-time against American International.
• The Brown and Gold have now won 12 consecutive meetings against the Yellow Jackets, dating back to 2016.
• Adelphi completes a three-game season sweep of the Yellow Jackets, having previously earned 2-1 and 6-1 victories during the regular season.

Highlights:

• Geels led the Adelphi offense with two goals, bringing her season total to 10.
• Jody Van Aardt netted her 12th goal of the season, while senior Kristi Santos added her fourth on a penalty stroke.
• Seniors Caroline Beakes and Lana Mignon De Wet combined for three assists in the victory.
• Starting goalkeeper Tayla Szmak made four saves to secure the shutout.
• The Panthers outshot AIC 26-7, including a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal, while holding a 14-6 edge in penalty corners.

• Adelphi controlled the offensive tempo from the opening whistle, generating six shots and four penalty corners in the first quarter.
• The Panthers broke through at the 12:08 mark when Geels found the back of the cage off an assist from Beakes, giving the Brown and Gold an early 1-0 advantage.
• Just under four minutes into the second quarter, Van Aardt doubled the Adelphi lead with her 12th goal of the season, converting off a feed from De Wet at the 18:55 mark.
• The Panthers carried their two-goal advantage into halftime, holding AIC without a shot in the second quarter.
• Coming out of the break, Adelphi wasted little time adding to its lead. Just 58 seconds into the third quarter, Geels struck again off an assist from Beakes, extending the advantage to 3-0.
• The Brown and Gold continued to apply pressure throughout the third frame, registering 13 shots and eight penalty corners while preventing the Yellow Jackets from recording a single shot.
• With just over seven minutes remaining in regulation, Santos put the finishing touches on the evening's scoring, converting a penalty stroke at the 52:40 mark to make it a 4-0 contest.
• AIC generated six shots and six penalty corners in the final quarter, but Szmak stood tall between the pipes, turning away all four shots on goal to preserve the shutout and send Adelphi into the conference semifinals.

• The Panthers advance to the Northeast 10 Conference Championship semifinals on Friday, Nov. 13, where they will take on Assumption University in Worcester, Mass.