Purchase, NY: The Ramapo College field hockey team earned its first win of the 2026 season with a 4-2 road victory over Manhattanville University. The Roadrunners improve to 1-2 overall while the Valiants fall to 1-3 on the year.
Eliana Momm put Ramapo on the board in the ninth minute of action, scoring off assists from
Kayla Gray and
Haylee Townsend for a 1-0 lead. Manhattanville evened the score late in the second quarter when Emma Masie found the back of the cage, sending the teams into halftime tied, 1-1.
The Roadrunners struck twice in the third quarter to take control of the game. Momm recorded her second goal of the afternoon in the 35th minute off assists from Gray and Townsend before Gray extended the lead to 3-1 in the 40th minute, with Momm earning the assist. Manhattanville's Shannon Keena answered less than three minutes later to cut the Ramapo lead to 3-2.
Ramapo added an insurance goal in the fourth quarter when
Kaylee Free took a pass from Townsend and scored in the 53rd minute for the 4-2 advantage. The Roadrunners held the Valiants scoreless the rest of the way to secure their first victory of the season.
Manhattanville held a 23-10 advantage in shots, including a 15-7 edge in shots on goal, while also recording 12 penalty corners to Ramapo's five.
Emily Getz tallied eight saves in 41:44 of action in goal for the Roadrunners, while
Olivia Wintrode posted four saves over the final 18:16.
Savannah Davis also recorded a defensive save. Momm led the Ramapo offense with two goals and one assist, while Gray finished with one goal and two assists. Townsend recorded a game-high three assists, while Free added one goal.
The Roadrunners return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 16 when they travel to the University of Hartford for a non-conference game at 6pm.
