GRANVILLE, Ohio (October 21, 2023) – The offense put up a season-high seven goals while the defense held the Quakers to without a single shot or penalty corner as the Denison University field hockey team defeated Earlham College 7-0 during its Senior Day win. It was the final home game of the regular season for the Big Red and was their most goals in a single game since a 10-0 win at Oberlin College on Friday, October 13, 2017.

It was Senior Day for Abigail Hano, Kate Hinshaw, Grace Lock and Cary Mauck, who were each recognized as part of the festivities prior to the game. Including Saturday, these seniors have won 31 games in their time on campus, have advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament in each of the last two seasons, and played in the NCAC Tournament Championship game in 2021.

Denison had five shots and four penalty corners in the first four and a half minutes of the game before a shot by Nina Casingal, resulting in a fourth save by Rachel Alma, saw Lila Smith grab the rebound and score for the first goal of the game.

Then in the final two minutes of the second quarter, a pass by Casingal found Smith streaking past the Quakers' defense in the middle of the field, and after a diving save by Alma, the rebound went to Katherine Flanagan, who easily scored with nobody in front of the net.

In all, the Big Red had an even 20 shots in the first half while Alma made 11 saves to keep it at a two-score game, but in the second half, Denison was relentless.

In the first three minutes of the third quarter, a shot by Hano hit the post, and the rebound went to Emma Gebhart, who deposited it into the goal to make it 3-0.

Just over a minute later, a pass into the box by Helen Breen found the stick of Gebhart to make it 4-0.

Then in the 41st minute, Denison scored its third goal of the third quarter as a ricochet in the box found its way out to Hinshaw, who was able to score her third goal as a senior.

Hano got into the action in the fourth quarter with an assist on a goal by Rachel Gilio in the 49th minute, and then less than a minute and a half later, Mauck got the assist on the nice run and goal by Kristin Kelley.
 

Senior Day Recap:

Abigail Hano has started in all 48 games she has played in in her career, and has totaled five goals and 12 assists overall, including four assists so far this season. As a junior in 2022, Hano led the team and was tied for third in the NCAC with five assists, and was named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team. In 2021, Hano was second on the team with three assists, third with 11 points and tied for third with four goals, and was named to the NCAC All-Tournament Team. During her time with the Big Red, Hano has been named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad in each of the last three years, and was a member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last two years. She was also a 2021-22 Denison Top-50 Scholar Athlete, and was inducted into Denison's Chi Alpha Sigma class in 2022-23.

Kate Hinshaw has played in 44 games in her career and has started in all 14 games so far this season. She has recorded seven assists in her career, including a team-high four assists this season, and has scored all three of her career goals this season. She scored her first-career goal in a 4-0 win at home over rival Kenyon College on September 23rd. Hinshaw has been named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad during each of the last three years and was a member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll during each of the last two years. She was a 2021-22 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete and was inducted into Denison's Chi Alpha Sigma Class in 2022-23.

Grace Lock has started in all 45 games she has played in her career and has totaled six goals and four assists overall, including one goal and one assist so far this season. As a junior in 2022, Lock was named first-team all-conference and was a member of the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team after tying for second on the Big Red with three goals, two assists and eight points. Lock has been named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad in each of the last three years, and has been a member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last two years. She was also a part of Denison's 2022-23 Chi Alpha Sigma class.

Cary Mauck has started in 45 of 46 games in her career and has accumulated two goals and three assists overall, including two assists so far as a senior. She has been named first-team all-conference during each of the last two seasons, and was named season-team all-region in 2021. She recorded both her first-career goal and her first-career assist in a 2-1 win at Allegheny College on October 15, 2021. Mauck was a member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad in both 2020 and 2021, and was a 2022-23 Denison Chi Alpha Sigma inductee.
 

With the win, Denison improved to 10-4 overall and 8-0 in the NCAC, all while finishing the regular season undefeated at home (6-0) for the second year in a row.

Denison will begin its final week of the regular season with a 4 p.m. start on Wednesday, October 25, at Ohio Wesleyan University, which is undefeated this season at 14-0 overall and is tied with Denison for first place in the NCAC standings at 8-0.