Stockton 3, DeSales 1

Susie Balidemaj

Boxscore
Richard Stockton (3-15) scored twice in the first 20 minutes and posted a 3-1 victory over DeSales (7-12) in a non-conference home game. Freshmen accounted for all of the points by the Ospreys. Susie Balidemaj (Hamilton/Hamilton East) powered Stockton with two goals and an assist. Jenny Carpenter (Egg Harbor City/Absegami) scored a goal for the fourth consecutive game and Janice Dutko (Allentown/ Allentown) added an assist.

Carpenter received a feed from Balidemaj and flicked a high shot into the cage at the 14-minute mark to give Stockton a 1-0 lead. The Ospreys struck again 5:23 later as Balidemaj netted her first of the game with an assist by Dutko for a 2-0 advantage. DeSales needed just 1:23 to answer as the Bulldogs pulled within 2-1, where the scored remained through halftime.

Stockton added an insurance goal in the second half as Balidemaj tallied her second marker of the game and team-high 12th of the year at 45:59 for a 3-1 lead. The Ospreys kept DeSales off the board the rest of the way for the 3-1 victory. Stockton goalkeeper Debi O’Kane (Cologne/Absegami) earned the win with five saves.