Saturday, October 25
Easton, Pa.
12:00 pm
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Lafayette
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Lehigh
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Strong start not enough in 5-1 loss at Lafayette
10/25/2014 3:02:00 PM | Field Hockey
EASTON, Pa. - The Lehigh field hockey team took a 1-0 lead just over one minute into the game, but Lafayette scored a late first-half goal to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish as the Mountain Hawks fell 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Tofig scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season while classmate Julia Ward made nine saves in goal. Lehigh returns home next weekend after almost a month away by hosting Bucknell on Saturday and La Salle on Sunday to wrap up the season.
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The Mountain Hawks pressured from the get-go and turned the game's first shot into a 1-0 lead. From the corner of the circle, sophomore Amanda Granger fired the ball to Tofig stationed near the left post. The sophomore finished the redirection to give Lehigh the early momentum.
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The Leopards also scored on their first shot as Kelsey Mead scored from the top of the circle to even the score at the 11:16 mark.
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The next chance for either side came at 18:35 when junior Zoey Pacheco fired a shot off a penalty corner, which Lafayette goalie Jessica Deutsch stopped. Lafayette increased its pressure as the first half progressed. In the 33rd minute, Ward made a pair of saves in succession, but she couldn't stop a chance off the ensuing penalty corner as the Leopards took a 2-1 lead at the half.
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Ward made two more saves within the first minute of the second half, but Lafayette goals at 37:18 and 43:48 made it 4-1. The Leopards added a goal at 56:11, but Lehigh kept clawing, looking to get back into the game. The Mountain Hawks generated three penalty corners over the final seven minutes, but couldn't pull any closer.
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Final shots were 18-7 in favor of Lafayette while the Leopards held an 8-4 edge in penalty corners. Ward finished with nine saves while Deutsch made two for Lafayette.
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Lehigh will return home next weekend to host Bucknell next Saturday (2 p.m.) and La Salle on Sunday (1 p.m.) as the Mountain Hawks wrap up their season.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
LAFAYETT
Goals
1
5
Shots
7
18
Shots on Goal
3
14
Saves
9
2
Corners
4
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
32
32
Scoring Plays
Tofig, Gabby
Assisted By: Granger, Amanda
1 hit across the circle to 2 in front of
1:12
Mead, Kelsey (4)
shot from the top of the circle
11:16
Seybert, Jenna
Assisted By: Szalkowski, Kirby , Mead, Kelsey
off penalty corner
33:17
Magadan, Amanda
Assisted By: Seybert, Jenna
3 shot from the top of the circle deflec
37:18
Seybert, Jenna
Assisted By: Millen, Hannah
3 deflected 12's shot into the cage
43:48
Lillis, Meg (1)
beat goalie fromby herself in front
56:11
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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