NEW YORK — Six different Cannoneers found the back of the net in a 6-3 Atlantic East Conference victory over Centenary University on Wednesday evening at Randall's Island Field 10.
On a night where six seniors were honored, a pair of seniors put Pratt (5-9, 2-3) ahead by two and never trailed in the contest. Siena Sujitno opened the scoring in the 10th minute off a long ball from Kat Thomsen. Kayla Galvan put away a rebound from close range in the 19th minute for her second collegiate goal.
Claire Hook scored her third of the season in the 30th minute racing past the Cyclone defense to give the Cannoneers a 3-0 lead they took into intermission.
Thomsen converted from the penalty spot 12 minutes into the second stanza for her eight goal of the season to build a 4-0 advantage. But Centenary (4-10, 0-4) scored a pair of quick goals, both from Jenna Magrino, in less than four minutes apart to cut the Pratt lead in half.
Emma Pratt scored in the 77th minute off a feed across the box from Kate Nolan and Nolan scored six minutes later from Hook to push the lead back up to four, 6-2, before the visitors took one back on a Jessica Smith goal with under five minutes in regulation.
Pratt held a 21-14 shot advantage and 16-5 in shots on goal. Emma Gaspari and Savannah Depaz finished with one save each in net.
The Cannoneers honored Lily Aliyev, Kai Rodriguez, Griselda Pena, Anna Wilson, Galvan, and Sujitno in ceremonies prior to kickoff.
Winners of two straight, Pratt closes out the regular season traveling to Marywood University on Saturday, October 26 to face Marywood Unversity. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. The Cannoneers control their playoff destiny needing a win or tie with Marywood to clinch the fifth and final spot in the Atlantic East Conference tournament.
