Kent State University
(1-0, (0-0))
Mercyhurst
(0-1, (0-0))
Flashes Down Mercyhurst in Season Opener Behind Dominant Performance
8/29/2025 6:48:00 PM | Field Hockey
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State field hockey team opened the 2025 season in style on Friday, notching a 10-1 victory over Mercyhurst at Murphy-Mellis Field. The prolific goal-scoring performance for the Flashes marks the team's highest output in a season-opener since 1980.
Kent State received multi-goal games from Emma Seger, Maybritt Duwel, Lauren Conroy, and Tess Gately en route to the program's first win in a season-opener since 2022, when the Flashes won an overtime affair 1-0 at Indiana.
After ten minutes of scoreless play in the opening quarter, the Flashes broke the seal as Emma Rolston opened her account from an Eva Usoz assist. Just minutes later, Conroy scored the third goal of her collegiate career to double Kent State's lead at the first intermission. Mercyhurst would find its lone goal of the contest just over nine minutes into the second quarter, before a quick response from Seger allowed the Flashes to regain a multi-goal lead. After scoring the opener, Conroy added a second goal just before halftime to give Kent State a 4-1 lead at the break.
The Flashes' offense hit its stride in the third quarter, as they added four goals in the period to improve their lead to 8-1 after 45 minutes of play. The first two goals of Gately's collegiate career added to goals from Duwel and Seger in the third stanza to give the Flashes a comfortable advantage heading into the fourth. Duwel opened the final quarter with her second of the game just over 90 seconds in, before Marissa Skinner found the back of the cage for her first career goal to put an exclamation mark on an all-around dominant performance from the Flashes and secure the 10-1 victory.
In addition to receiving goals from six different players, Seger and Maia Sarrabayrouse each recorded two assists, while Usoz, Delfina Larripa, and Skinner provided one assist each. In the cage, Floortje Van Eijden started her first career game as a freshman before Allison Wood took the reins in the second half. The pair conceded just one shot on target in the game.
Next up, the Flashes head to Columbus on Sunday, August 31, to take on #13 Ohio State. The matchup with the Big Ten foe is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
Emma Rolston (1)
Assisted By: Eva Usoz
GOAL by Kent St. Emma Rolston (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Eva Usoz, goal number 1 for season.
10:48
Lauren Conroy (1)
Assisted By: Maia Sarrabayrouse
GOAL by Kent St. Lauren Conroy, Assist by Maia Sarrabayrouse, goal number 1 for season.
13:31
Marina Evert (1)
Assisted By: Anna Muscat
GOAL by Mercyhurst Marina Evert, Assist by Anna Muscat, goal number 1 for season.
24:14
Emma Seger (1)
Assisted By: Maia Sarrabayrouse
GOAL by Kent St. Emma Seger, Assist by Maia Sarrabayrouse, goal number 1 for season.
24:57
Lauren Conroy (2)
GOAL by Kent St. Lauren Conroy, goal number 2 for season.
25:28
Tess Gately (1)
GOAL by Kent St. Tess Gately, goal number 1 for season.
36:41
Maybritt Duwel (1)
Assisted By: Marissa Skinner
GOAL by Kent St. Maybritt Duwel, Assist by Marissa Skinner, goal number 1 for season.
37:46
Emma Seger (2)
Assisted By: Delfina Larripa
GOAL by Kent St. Emma Seger, Assist by Delfina Larripa, goal number 2 for season.
38:34
Tess Gately (2)
Assisted By: Emma Seger
GOAL by Kent St. Tess Gately, Assist by Emma Seger, goal number 2 for season.
41:15
Maybritt Duwel (2)
Assisted By: Emma Seger
GOAL by Kent St. Maybritt Duwel, Assist by Emma Seger, goal number 2 for season.
47:47
Marissa Skinner
GOAL by Kent St. Marissa Skinner
52:09
