Athletics

Hamill Leads Kean Past New Paltz

UNION, NJ – — Senior defender Kelly Hamill (Manasquan, NJ) scored four goals and freshman attacker Tina Broomfield (Ewing, NJ) added three more to lead Kean past New Paltz 8-2 this afternoon.

Leading 2-0 late in the first half, Hamill and Broomfield combined for three goals in the final 1:55 to put the Cougars (6-4) ahead 5-0 at the break.

Sophomore attack Jillian Sheppard (Stony Brook, NY) put the Hawks on the board nine minutes into the second half to trim the Kean advantage to 6-1.

Junior attack Megan Porter (Massapequa, NY) added a late goal for New Paltz who will play at Manhattanville tomorrow (Apr. 16) at 4 p.m.

Scoring: NP – Jillian Sheppard 1-0, Megan Porter 1-0, Jenna Hudes 0-1. Kean – Kelly Hamill 4-0, Tina Broomfield 3-0, Melissa Nunez 1-0, Stephanie Siniscalchi 0-1.

Saves: Lisa Bizzarro (NP) 9, Adriane Damiano (Kean) 5.

Shots on Goal: New Paltz 7, Kean 17.