BELMONT, N.C. -- Isabella Hite recorded a hat trick and added an assist as Belmont Abbey earned an 8-0 shutout victory over Barton Tuesday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action at Alumni Field. The eight goals were a season-high for the Crusaders.
With the win, The Abbey improves to 9-4 overall and 7-2 in league play, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-11, 0-9. The result guaranteed at least a home game in the conference tournament for BAC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Belmont Abbey scored in each quarter, including three goals in the fourth, to secure the victory.
- Emily Harris opened the scoring just 1:46 into the contest, and Hite added a goal at the 9:25 mark off an assist from Sarah Schumacher to give the Crusaders a 2-0 advantage after the first quarter.
- Valerie De Bruin extended the lead to 3-0 at 17:59, finishing a pass from Hite for Belmont Abbey's lone goal of the second quarter.
- The Crusaders added two goals in the third quarter. Marie Camastro scored off an assist from Skyler Sciaretta at 33:46, and Sciaretta followed with an unassisted goal less than a minute later to make it 5-0.
- Hite completed her hat trick with two goals in the fourth quarter. She scored at 47:24 off another assist from Schumacher before adding her third goal at 55:44, with Schumacher also credited with an assist.
- Sophie Neville added a goal at 52:30 to round out the scoring.
- The Crusaders dominated the statistical categories, outshooting Barton 28-2 and earning 18 penalty corners to the Bulldogs' two.
- Goalkeeper Annmarie Mullen recorded one save to help secure the shutout.
UP NEXT
- Belmont Abbey plays its final home game of the 2026 regular season on Saturday.
- The Crusaders host Lander in a game that witll go a long way in determining a top-2 seed and first-round tournament bye.
