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Lehigh drops Sunday contest at Fairfield
10/5/2014 4:37:00 PM | Field Hockey
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Fairfield took a quick lead and the Lehigh field hockey team was unable to respond, falling 4-0 in a nonleague contest on Sunday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks recorded 11 shots and four shots on goal, but couldn't beat a pair of Stags' goalkeepers. Lehigh will return to action next weekend with a pair of games in New England, beginning with a Patriot League tilt at Boston University Saturday.
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"Fairfield was a good, aggressive team," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Eversley. "We adjusted well in the second half, but dug ourselves a hole in the first."
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The Stags came out with a quick goal, scoring just 33 seconds into the game. Lehigh responded with a penalty corner just over two minutes later and a shot by sophomore Marissa Glatt in the sixth minute, but Fairfield's defense stood tall. The Stags then made it 2-0 at 10:05 as Ann Burgoyne scored her second of the game on a rebound opportunity following a save from Lehigh sophomore goalie Julia Ward.
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Lehigh pressured after the second goal, generating two penalty corners in 41 seconds and a subsequent shot on goal from junior Zoey Pacheco, but Fairfield goalie Caitlin Bennett was there to make the save.
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Burgoyne scored her third goal of the game late in the first half as she had a one-on-one with Ward and beat the sophomore keeper to make it 3-0 at 31:06.
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Lehigh freshman goalie Katie Morris entered in the second half and immediately made two saves in the first 5:09 to keep the Mountain Hawks close. However, in the 62nd minute, she couldn't stop a rebound opportunity as Emily Leo made it 4-0 Stags, a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
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Final shots were 17-11 in favor of Fairfield while the Mountain Hawks had a 6-5 advantage in penalty corners. Glatt led Lehigh with three shots while Pacheco recorded a team-high two shots on goal. Ward finished with three saves while Morris posted two. Bennett and Emma Ball each made two saves for Fairfield.
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The Mountain Hawks will return to action next weekend when they travel to Boston University (Saturday) and Brown (Sunday). Both games will begin at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
FFDFH14
Goals
0
4
Shots
11
17
Shots on Goal
4
9
Saves
5
4
Corners
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Burgoyne, Ann
Assisted By: McCauley, Emily
cross to middle
0:33
Burgoyne, Ann
Off rebound
10:05
Burgoyne, Ann
Dribbled through three defenders to one-
31:06
Leo, Emily
Off rebound on right side of goal
60:02
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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