Cobras Handle Barton for First Win

HARTSVILLE, SC: Coker field hockey earned their first victory of the season thanks to three first-half goals in Saturday's 5-0 victory over visiting Barton at the Coker Athletic Field. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Final Score: Coker 5 | Barton 0

Records: Coker 1-2 (1-1 SAC) | Barton 0-3 (0-2 SAC)

TOP PERFORMERS:

Camille Berger 2 goals

Skylar Ponik 1 goal, 2 assists

Aleena Januchowski 1 goal, 1 assist

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Coker's sophomore midfielder Francesca Montanera started the scoring early in the first quarter when she put a rebound from junior forward Skylar Ponik's shot in the back of the cage at the 4:16 mark. The goal was Montanera's first of her career. 

• Senior midfielder Camille Berger scored her first goal of the game less than 10 minutes later on an assist from freshman midfielder Aubrey Geist that resulted from a penalty corner. 

• Berger netted her second goal of the game in the second quarter with an assist from freshman forward Kiera Donnelly that was again a result of a penalty corner. 

• Skylar Ponik put the Cobras up 4-0 in the fourth quarter on an assist from junior forward Aleena Januchowski and less than two minutes later the two traded spots and Januchowski scored on a pass from Ponik. 

NOTABLES:

• Freshman goalkeeper Kylie Campbell got the start in goal, the first of her career and earned the victory. She did not face any shots on goal. 

• The Cobras outshot Barton 17-0. 

• Coker had six penalty corners and scored a goal on three of them. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

Coker turns right around to host Newberry in a non-conference tilt on Sunday at the Coker Athletic Field. This game will take place at 2 PM on Sunday, the 14th, and will be broadcast on the FloSports network.