Val Van Hellemont Lifts Drexel to a 3-0 Win over App State

Friday, September 1

Boone, N.C.

7:00 PM

Drexel University

(2-1)

Appalachian State

(2-1)

Drexel

App State

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

Val Van Hellemont Lifts Drexel to a 3-0 Win over App State

9/1/2023 9:01:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

BOONE, N.C .– Val Van Hellemont scored a pair of goals in the second half to lift the Drexel field hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Appalachian State on Friday night. The Dragons extends their advantage in the series by three games to none and improves to 2-1 on the season.

BY THE NUMBERS

DU's defense held the Mountaineers to six shots and two corners in its first shutout of the season.
Megan Hadfield obtained four saves.
Pien Elsen and Van Hellemont each have scored at least two goals in the first three games to open their collegiate careers.
Van Hellemont collected her second multi-point performance of the season following a two-point outing against La Salle.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first half ended scoreless after Drexel and App State were unsuccessful on corner attempts.
At the start of the second half, DU earned its second corner opportunity and with help from Tina Rawa and Natali Foster, Pien Elsen fired a shot from the top of the circle for the first goal of the game.
With under thirty seconds to go before the fourth quarter, Grace O'Connor sent a pass to Van Hellemont in front of the cage who buried it for her second tally of the season.
Seniors Liz Chipman and Stephanie Oleykowski assisted Van Hellemont's second goal of the contest which extended Drexel's lead to 3-0 with ten minutes left in regulation.
In net, Hadfield stopped a pair of shots in the final period to close out the game.

UP NEXT
Dragons continue their road trip as they host Queens University in a neutral site contest in Boone on Sunday, September 3. The matchup against the Royals is scheduled for Noon.