Lehigh set to meet No. 5 American on Saturday
10/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Lehigh has played its last three games, and eight of its last nine on the road, but will finally return home following Saturday’s contest to take on Rider on Wednesday October 19. The Mountain Hawks were last in action on October 8, when they dropped a 3-1 decision to Holy Cross in
Smith now has two assists to go with one goal for the year, while Marissa Iannarone (five goals, seven assists) Mary Beth Kuenne (five goals, two assists) and Maureen Harrington (three goals, one assist) have helped to lead the offense.
Senior goal keeper Meghan Gove is currently fifth in
American, which is averaging over 3.5 goals per game, has scored at least three goals in ten of its 12 games, and ranks seventh in the country in scoring offense and fifth in scoring defense, allowing just 1.00 goal per contest. The Eagles are led by Camila Infante (eight goals, nine assists), Maggie Hall (nine goals), and Irene Schickhardt (four goals, nine assists) on offense.
American’s primary goal keeper is Allison Fayfich, who has played in ten games, registering 35 saves in 692 minutes of action. Makinsie Sheridan has seen time in three games thus far, posting a goals against average of 0.47. The Eagles downed No. 16 James Madison 4-1 in their last game, which was played in
Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on American’s website, which can be accessed by clicking here. In last year’s match up between these two teams, played at the Ulrich Sports Complex, Lehigh came out strong, jumping out to a 1-0 lead before falling in a hard fought game 3-1 to the then seventh-ranked Eagles.
