For the second season in a row, the Syracuse field hockey team started with a victory over the Monmouth Mudhawks, marking a perfect 6-0 in openers for head coach Ange Bradley.

A total of five Orange players scored goals in an 8-1 victory Friday in West Long Branch, N.J.

Forward Kelsey Millman and midfielders Liz McInerney and Stephanie Hussey scored two goals each to power the SU attack. Lauren Brooks and Emma Russell also notched goals.

Russell struck first for her first career goal. The Orange ended the first half with a 4-0 lead after Brooks found the back of the net at 17:29 and Millman scored back-to-back goals.

The game ended with a goal from Michelle Pieczynski of the Hawks with just 2:47 to go.

SU will play Ohio in its home opener on Sunday at 1 p.m.

—Compiled by Adelyn Biedenbach, contributing writer, albieden@syr.edu