BELMONT N.C. The Belmont Abbey field hockey team closed out its regular season home schedule on a good note in a 3-1 victory over Coker in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas play Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. Madison Mitchell, Ashley Hubbard and Camrynn Aiello were all honored on Senior Day during a pregame ceremony. Belmont Abbey moved to 7-5 overall and 5-4 in league play with the victory while Coker is now 2-9 overall and 2-8 in the SACC standings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crusaders generated pressure on the Cobras early with three shots and three penalty corners in the first quarter.
• Abigail Kane scored her first goal of the season for The Abbey with 1:25 left before halftime.Her goal was set up off of a Crusaders penalty corner and was assisted by Casey Etter. 
• Etter tallied her seventh goal of the season in the third quarter to give Belmont Abbey a 2-0 lead. She finished with a game-high five shots.
• Coker responded later in the third with a goal off of a penalty stroke.
• Samantha Moore scored her first goal of the season with 2:45 remaining in the game to seal the victory for The Abbey.
• Chloe Parker finished with eight saves, all of which came in the second half. It matched a season high that Parker accomplished Sept. 7 against Converse and Sept. 15 against Shippensburg.
• The Crusaders finished the game with 11 shots on goal.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey travels to Mount Olive to take on the Trojans at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
• The Crusaders defeated the Trojans 2-0 Sept. 29 at Alumni Field.
• Four of the last five regular season games for The Abbey are on the road.