GALLOWAY, N.J. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Junior captain Kayla Herr (Lancaster, Pa.) and classmate Eliza Newlin (Lewisburg, Pa.) each scored a goal to lift the Widener University field hockey team to a 2-1 road victory over Stockton on Tuesday evening at the Stockton Turf Field.
 
Herr capitalized on the Pride's first shot attempt of the game when she evaded multiple defenders and unleashed a rocket that landed in the back of the cage in the 13th minute. Senior goalkeeper Mikayla Ninos (Northampton, Pa.), meanwhile, put forth one of her best efforts of the fall by making a season-high six saves in the first half alone to keep Widener ahead by a 1-0 score at the break.
 
The Pride continued to make the most of their opportunities in the second frame and doubled their lead when Newlin finished a pass from senior captain Colleen Riley (Tannersville, Pa.) on an empty cage in the 40th minute.
 
Stockton (6-3), however, clawed back into the game and finally got on the board when Kellie Brining banged home a shot from the right side in the 55th minute of action to slice the deficit in half. Leah Davies was credited with an assist on the play.
 
Following a Widener timeout, Stockton continued to apply pressure by earning six penalty corners and attempting five shots over the final 15 minutes of regulation. The Pride defense, however, turned everything away and Ninos dove for a save from point-blank range in the waning moments to allow the visitors to escape with the one-goal victory.
 
Ninos finished the game with eight saves to earn the victory for an opportunistic Widener squad which was outshot by a count of 17-6. Stockton's Emily Sorochynskyj made one stop in the setback.
 
Widener (5-3) returns home to host top-ranked Messiah for a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth matchup on Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon.