HARRISONBURG, Va. – EMU welcomed fans back to campus on Friday night, kicking off its 2021-22 home slate with a field hockey matchup against Lancaster Bible. The Royals used goals in all four quarters to pick up an 8-0 win over the Chargers.  

Highlights

• Less than two and a half minutes into the match, Elizabeth Longacre got the scoring started for the Royals. She took a pass from Skylar Hedgepeth and buried it past the LB goalkeeper to put EMU up 1-0. Hedgepeth and Longacre would each add another goal in the period and give EMU a 3-0 lead after one.
• Two more Longacre goals gave EMU a 5-0 lead going into the half.
• Morgan Leslie picked up her first goal of the season one minute into the third quarter before Brandy Troutman added her first, putting the game out of reach, 7-0.
• Longacre added another goal in the final frame to give EMU a dominating 8-0 win to open the season.
• Longacre finished the night with five goals, a career high.
• Hedgepeth, to go along with her goal, also added a pair of assists.
• Goalkeepers Ann Ghally and Arianna Nixon combined to pick up a shutout.

Inside the Numbers

• .714% – Longacre shot 5-7 from the field, only missing two of her shots on goal.
• 0 – The number of goals Longacre scored as a freshman before dropping a five spot in her first match of 2021.
• 3 – The Royal defense held the Chargers to just three shots on goal for the match.  
• 8 – The most number of goals EMU has scored since a 2018 8-0 shutout of Sweet Briar.

Words From Coach Kishorn

What's Next

The Royals will be back on the field Saturday as they welcome Transylvania to Harrisonburg. The match is slated to start at noon.  

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