CHESTER, Pa. (Sept 24, 2016) – Junior Kayla Herr (Lancaster, Pa.) scored twice to help propel the Widener University field hockey team to a 4-0 victory over Hood in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth opener for both schools on Saturday at Edith R. Dixon Field.
 
Widener (4-3, MAC Commonwealth 1-0) got on the board late in the first half in the 25th minute when Herr took a pass from Sarah Quintus (Drexel Hill, Pa.) and buried the ball into the back of the cage. The Pride then doubled their lead in the 34th minute of the first half when sophomore Kristin Saraceni (Ridley Park, Pa.) blasted a shot into the cage after receiving a pass from Herr.
 
In the second half, the Pride continued to dominate as the defense did not allow the Blazers to attempt a shot. Herr finished off a penalty stroke in the 53rd minute to make it 3-0, and sophomore Katie Cleary (Sewell, N.J.) added another score shortly before time expired to allow the Pride to run away with the four-goal win.
 
Senior Mikayla Ninos (Northampton, Pa.) earned her second shutout of the season for Widener, which held a commanding 34-0 advantage in total shots and attempted 20 penalty corners. Hailey Poisal of Hood (2-5, MAC Commonwealth 0-1) turned away 16 shots in the losing effort.
 
Widener will be on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. to face Stockton.