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Mountain Hawks rally falls short at Saint Francis (Pa.)
9/1/2013 4:08:00 PM | Field Hockey
LORETTO, Pa. - The Lehigh field hockey team couldn't overcome a quick 3-0 hole as Saint Francis (Pa.) came away with a 6-3 victory on Sunday afternoon. After trailing 4-0, the Mountain Hawks wouldn't go away as sophomore Erin Ricker scored in the first half while sophomore Katherine Koomar and freshman Amanda Granger added second-half tallies.
"We did not come to play from the start so we put ourselves in a hole very early," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Blue. "Caitlin Bryan, Gabby Tofig and Kassidy Green played well for us."
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Less than six minutes in, the Red Flash took a 3-0 lead behind Autumn Pellman's third goal of the afternoon.
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Selena Adamshick made it 4-0 at the 22:01 mark, but the Mountain Hawks continued to hang tough. Ricker rocketed home a shot off a penalty corner at 30:56 (assisted by junior Steph Fratoni) to make it 4-1 at the half.
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Saint Francis extended its lead to 5-1 less than 10 minutes into the second, but Lehigh responded with two of the final three goals. Koomar took a feed from junior Natalie Tacka and beat Red Flash goalie Jill DiCola to the left at 54:15 before Granger scored her first-career goal at 63:20 following a scrum in front of the cage.
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The Mountain Hawks couldn't pull any closer as the Red Flash added an insurance goal at 68:15 to cap off the scoring.
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Final shots were 19-10 in favor of Saint Francis while the Mountain Hawks earned eight penalty corners to four for the Red Flash. Freshman Julia Ward allowed four goals while junior Sydney Maltinsky-Wilson came in to make three saves and allow just two goals over the final 45:58. DiCola finished with three saves for Saint Francis.
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Lehigh returns to action on Friday night as it hosts Penn at 6 p.m. The Mountain Hawks will then travel to Towson for a 12 p.m. showdown on Sunday, Sept. 28.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
"We did not come to play from the start so we put ourselves in a hole very early," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Blue. "Caitlin Bryan, Gabby Tofig and Kassidy Green played well for us."
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Less than six minutes in, the Red Flash took a 3-0 lead behind Autumn Pellman's third goal of the afternoon.
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Selena Adamshick made it 4-0 at the 22:01 mark, but the Mountain Hawks continued to hang tough. Ricker rocketed home a shot off a penalty corner at 30:56 (assisted by junior Steph Fratoni) to make it 4-1 at the half.
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Saint Francis extended its lead to 5-1 less than 10 minutes into the second, but Lehigh responded with two of the final three goals. Koomar took a feed from junior Natalie Tacka and beat Red Flash goalie Jill DiCola to the left at 54:15 before Granger scored her first-career goal at 63:20 following a scrum in front of the cage.
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The Mountain Hawks couldn't pull any closer as the Red Flash added an insurance goal at 68:15 to cap off the scoring.
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Final shots were 19-10 in favor of Saint Francis while the Mountain Hawks earned eight penalty corners to four for the Red Flash. Freshman Julia Ward allowed four goals while junior Sydney Maltinsky-Wilson came in to make three saves and allow just two goals over the final 45:58. DiCola finished with three saves for Saint Francis.
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Lehigh returns to action on Friday night as it hosts Penn at 6 p.m. The Mountain Hawks will then travel to Towson for a 12 p.m. showdown on Sunday, Sept. 28.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
Team Stats
LEHIGH
SFU
Goals
3
6
Shots
10
19
Shots on Goal
8
10
Saves
4
5
Corners
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
PELLMAN, Autumn (1)
Assisted By: ADAMSHICK, Selena
pass inside, beat keeper left
1:43
PELLMAN, Autumn (2)
Assisted By: SNYDER, Nikki
off corner shot outside
4:16
PELLMAN, Autumn (3)
Assisted By: CHIPEGO, Lottie
shot inside beat keeper left
5:21
ADAMSHICK, Selena (1)
pass deflected inside beat keeper right
22:01
Ricker, Erin (1)
Assisted By: Fratoni, Steph
shot off corner
30:56
PELLMAN, Autumn (4)
Assisted By: SCILLIA, Jocelyn
goalie came out to deflect beat left
44:22
Koomar, Katherine (1)
Assisted By: Tacka, Natalie
shot beat keeper to left
54:15
Granger, Amanda (1)
scrum in middle second shot in
63:20
PELLMAN, Autumn (5)
shot trickled in, keeper out of net
68:15
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
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