Field Hockey

Delaware Valley College 2, FDU-Florham 0

MADISON (NJ) - Senior Bobbie Fultz scored both goals as Delaware Valley College moved one step closer to a Freedom Conference playoff berth with a 2-0 road shutout over FDU-Florham.

The win improved the Aggies to 8-7 overall and 3-3 in the Freedom Conference. They are tied with Wilkes University for the fourth and final playoff spot and they hold the tiebreaker edge over the Lady Colonels thanks to a 1-0 victory back on September 23.

As a result, a home victory over Drew University (3-10, 1-5) on Tuesday, October 24 (4:00 p.m.) will put Delaware Valley in the playoffs for the first time since 2003. The Aggies could move up to as high as third place in that scenario should FDU-Florham (10-5, 4-2) lose at Manhattanville College (2-14, 1-5).

However, a loss on Tuesday would eliminate Delaware Valley even if Wilkes were to lose at DeSales University (9-7, 2-4). A three-way tie would favor DeSales since the Lady Bulldogs would have victories over both Delaware Valley and Wilkes.

Fultz helped keep the playoff hopes alive as she provided all the offense in the game. She put the Aggies on the board with 17:03 remaining off an assist from fellow senior Shannon Shivak. Fultz struck again just 91 seconds into the second stanza with her sixth goal of the season.

Meanwhile, the Delaware Valley defense held the Devils to just 10 shots in the game. Amy Stafford, who moved from midfield to goalie six games ago due to an illness to the Aggie starter, stopped four shots for her third victory and first shutout.