CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (9/17/19) – Three Cougars scored a goal as the Kean University field hockey team extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-0 shutout victory over DeSales University on Tuesday evening.

Melissa Way, Rachel Mills and Erin Donnelly all notched goals for the Cougars who improve to 7-1 overall. Tyra Wingle and Madison Brader both recorded two shots apiece for the Bulldogs who fall to 3-4 overall.

Kean scored first as Way notched her fourth straight game-winning goal with a backhanded shot from five yards out after dodging a defender for the 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute. The Cougars scored again in the 51st minute when Mills tapped the ball past the goalkeeper after a blocked shot for the 2-0 advantage. Kean's final score saw Donnelly notch her third career goal off a Lia DiPiazza feed during a penalty corner situation in the 53rd minute.

The Cougars dominated the Bulldogs on shots (26-5); including 16-3 on goal, while holding the advantage on penalty corners (9-7). Mills recorded a game-high five shots, while Ja'Carra Jackson, Way and Peyton Mann all tallied four shots apiece. Belly Reynoso made one save in 60 minutes of work and improved to 7-1 in the cage.

Head Coach Leslie LaFronz and the Cougars will return to action in Oneonta, N.Y. on Saturday, Sept. 21st, against the Red Dragons of SUNY Oneonta at 1:00 p.m