EDWARDSVILLE, PA. – Sophomore Marissa Surdy (Mountaintop, PA/Crestwood) scored two goals and an assist and junior Jenna Skrinak (West Wyoming, PA/Wyoming Area) added a goal and an assist to lead the Wilkes University field hockey team past Marywood University by a 3-1 final in a rain-soaked match on Thursday afternoon at Schmidt Stadium.

The Lady Colonels improved to 3-1 on the season with the win while the Pacers fell to 1-2 with the loss.

Marywood was able to get the first two shots of the game, but for the rest of the first half Wilkes outshout the Pacers 16-0 without being able to find the net.

The Lady Colonels got on the board in the 41^st minute, when Surdy laced a shot off of Marywood goalkeeper Nicole Merrill that allowed Skrinak to secure the rebound and put a shot past Merrill for a 1-0 Wilkes lead.

The Pacers evened the score in the 45^th minute when midfielder Leanne McManus found forward Cassie Stockwell wide open for the only Marywood goal of the game.

Surdy got the lead back in the 51^st minute, when midfielder Maura Anistranski (Forty Fort, PA/Wyoming Valley West) found her off of a corner, allowing Surdy to backhand a shot in from the top of the circle to give the Lady Colonels a 2-1 lead.

Surdy struck again in the 69^th minute when Skrinak was able to take the ball up the left side and find Surdy all alone for a one-timer to give Wilkes the 3-1 advantage.
The Lady Colonels had a commanding 28-10 advantage in shots, with 18 of those forcing Pacers goalkeeper Merrill to make saves. Wilkes also had a 12-7 advantage in corners.

Wilkes goalkeeper Dallas Kendra (Mountaintop, PA/Crestwood) improved to 3-1 on the season, making seven saves in the game. Merrill fell to 1-2 with the loss, despite making 15 saves for Marywood.

The Lady Colonels return to action on Saturday when they travel to Arcadia University for a 1 p.m. non-conference match. Wilkes returns home the 19^th when it will face off against Alvernia University in a 12 p.m. non-conference game at Schmidt Stadium.