CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Aine Cleary '25 scored three goals and added two assists as the Continentals pulled away for an 11-5 non-conference win against the St. John Fisher University Cardinals at Hamilton's warm and sunny Steuben Field on Wednesday, March 13.
 

Season Update

• The 23^rd-ranked Continentals have opened the season with three straight wins. Hamilton has allowed nine goals in its last two games – both of which were against ranked teams.
• No. 21 St. John Fisher (0-4 overall) lost by a goal in each of its first three contests. The Cardinals' last three games have been against ranked teams.

 

How It Happened

• St. John Fisher's Cara Landry tied the score at 3-3 with 5:37 left in the first quarter. The Continentals held the Cardinals scoreless for the next 39 minutes thanks to a shut-down defense and great goalie play by Kaitlin Reed '24.
• Hamilton scored the next six goals including four in the second quarter. Cleary started the run with 12:55 left after defender Meghan Lane '24 took the ball nearly the length of the field and fed Cleary in front for the goal.
• A St. John Fisher player was sent off with a one-minute penalty shortly after the ensuing draw control and Sarah Stonestreet '25 made them pay. Cleary passed to Stonestreet and she made it 5-3 just 47 seconds after Cleary's tally.
• Stonestreet doubled up the Cardinals on an unassisted goal with 9:44 remaining, and Cleary passed to Sarah Creamer '26 for a 7-3 advantage with 5:34 to go.
• The run continued in the third quarter. Cleary found the back of the net with 4:50 left and Julia Lee '27 fired a shot past the goalie two minutes later after she received a pass from Stonestreet.
• Sydney Carpenter finally ended the St. John Fisher scoring drought with 11:33 remaining in the fourth quarter.
• The Continentals quickly stifled any thoughts of a comeback by the Cardinals. Lane won the draw and Lindsay Kuser '24 took a shot that was stopped by Kaylee Gadol. Creamer picked up the loose ball and passed to Cleary for a goal that made it 10-4 with 11:16 to go.
• Avery Trach '27 gave Hamilton its largest lead of seven goals at 11-4 with 4:20 left when she scored off a pass from Stonestreet.

 

Notes

• Cleary is tied for the team lead with six goals and nine points.
• Reed came in at the start of the third quarter and made a season-high eight saves.
• Casey Fiore '24 stopped four shots in the first half.
• Stonestreet finished with two goals and two helpers for four points off the bench.
• Creamer, who is tied with Cleary for the team lead in goals and points, registered two goals and an assist.
• Lee scored twice and has a team-best six goals as well. She also collected three ground balls.
• Trach has scored in all three games and has four this season.
• Kristin Vosswinkel '27 connected on her second collegiate goal midway through the first quarter.
• Lane once again had a fine all-around game with six draws, five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Bailey Lillis '24 picked up a career-high three ground balls.
• Carpenter paced St. John Fisher with two goals. Shannon Foster scooped up five ground balls, Maddie Lowney won five draws and Gadol turned away 11 shots.
• The Continentals held a 33-23 shot advantage including 18-6 in the second and third quarters.
• Hamilton ended up with 24 ground balls to the Cardinals' 18.
• The Continentals have won all six meetings with St. John Fisher. This was the first time the teams had played since 2012.
• Hamilton has been successful on 96.6 percent (57-59) of its clear attempts.

 

Next Game

The Continentals play their third straight ranked opponent at home on Saturday, March 16 when they take on No. 3 Tufts University (5-0, 2-0 NESCAC) in conference action at 10 a.m.