OBERLIN, Ohio – The Washington & Jefferson field hockey team picked up their first win of the 2024 season against the Oberlin Yeowomen, 4-1.
 
The Presidents move to 1-5 on the season and 1-1 in Northcoast Athletic Conference play.
 
After posting one of their best outings of the season against Allegheny earlier in the week, the Presidents managed to carry that momentum early in their matchup with Oberlin. On their second corner of the bout, Bailey Miller (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) connected with Lily Giering (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) for their first score of the matchup.
 
The Presidents kept the same pace in the second quarter, scoring another mid-period goal. This time, the score came off the stick of senior captain Camryn Cresci (Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. DuPont) who logged the unassisted goal. W&J took the first lead in between halves this season into the break after two quarters of play, 2-0.
 
Out of the break, the Yeowomen managed to reduce the lead by one with their first goal of the bout at the six-minute mark of the third quarter. Later in the quarter, the Presidents answered with a goal f their own, as Giering recorded her second goal of the day and third on the season.
 
W&J capped off the meeting with an early goal in the fourth quarter with an unassisted effort by Cresci, to reach the final of 4-1.
 
Cresci Led the team in shots with five total and four on goal with two goals. Giering matched her goal total with two on three shots all on target in the Presidents best offensive showing of the season.
 
Grace Erhard (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) picked up her first collegiate victory with a full 60 minutes in goal with two saves protecting the cage.

Head coach Brittney Randolph spoke concluding her first victory as a President:

"Today was a great team win. We have been working on finishing all week in practice and we did just that with two goals from Lily and Cam each! We executed our game plan and played together. I could not be more proud of this group and so excited to celebrate my first W&J win! We are hungry for more and will use this momentum for next week when we play back to back games on Homecoming weekend vs. Wittenberg and Transylvania! Roll 'dents!" 
 
W&J returns to Cameron Stadium nest Saturday (Sept. 28) to square off with Wittenberg during homecoming weekend. The matchup has a scheduled start time of 10:00 a.m.