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The Wilkes field hockey team edged Eastern 3-2 on the road Saturday behind three goals, including another from Crestwood grad Morgan Murphy.A 54th-minute goal from Lauren Baldwin served as the game-winner as Wilkes opened MAC Freedom play with a victory.Julia Kiss scored a put-back goal for Wilkes early in the game. Murphy added her 10th goal of the season in the 14th minute.Stevens 4, King&#8217;s 3 OTJessie Smalley, Jolee Treslar and Lauren Rowski each scored for the Monarchs, who fell in overtime of their MAC Freedom opener.Each team scored three goals in the first half and after a scoreless second half the game went to overtime.Misericordia 5, Delaware Valley 0The Cougars won their conference opening by rolling past Delaware Valley.Anna Effinger scored twice to lead Misericordia and Kayla Pogash added a goal and an assist. Rebecca Kaschak and Mikayla Cavenas scored the other two Cougar goals.Katelyn Campbell made six saves to earn the shutout.WOMEN&#8217;S SOCCERWilkes 4, Marywood 0Wilkes had four goals scored from four different players in a win over Marywood.Haley Evans, Emily Bidelspach, Karyna Vargas and Kailee Harwick all scored for the Colonels.Senior goalkeeper Kendall Koch earned her first career win playing the first half and making one save. Mikayla Ronczka finished the shutout with a spotless second half.King&#8217;s 5, Nuemann 0Emily Harrington led the Monarchs to a blowout victory over Nuemann with two goals and an assist.Breanna Jacinto, Bakah Araujo and Angelina Falcone also scored for King&#8217;s. They also carried a 16-5 shot on goal advantage.MEN&#8217;S SOCCERImmaculata 3, Wilkes 2Wilkes fell to Immaculata on the road when a comeback bid fell short.Shane Henehan and Christopher Garcia scored for the Colonels in the loss.Zach Tone started in goal for the Colonels but was replaced by the reigning two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Week Russell Rauh, who made two saves in relief.Arcadia 3, King&#8217;s 1King&#8217;s fell to Arcadia on the road despite outshooting the Knights 18-5.Matthew Hesse scored the lone goal for the Monarchs on a free kick from just outside the box.Misericordia 3, Widner 1The Cougars defeated Widener at home in a non-conference game.John Caracappa, Dylan Molyneaux and Cody Rogers scored for Misericordia and Dominic Pizzi made five saves in goal.WOMEN&#8217;S TENNISMAC Tournament day 1After the first day of the MAC individual tournament the Colonels still have six players alive in singles play and three pairs made it to day two in doubles.Francesca Varela-Seri, Dasha Yakhnis, Laura Zielinski, Dagney Markle, Rachel Thomas and Sarah Malone all advanced in singles for Wilkes.The Colonels also had Varela-Seri/Yakhnis, Markle/Zielinski and Malone/Alexa Cieri moved on for the doubles duos.<style>
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Murphy scores 10th as Wilkes wins Freedom field hockey opener