Lehigh University
(0-3)
Penn
(1-0)
Lehigh field hockey falls at Penn
9/5/2014 5:18:00 PM | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - Junior Lindsey Schott scored for the third time in as many games to pull Lehigh within 2-1, but Penn responded with seven unanswered goals to defeat the Mountain Hawks 9-1 on a hot and humid Friday afternoon in Philadelphia. Sophomore goalie Julia Ward was sensational at the onset, stopping the Quakers' first eight shots on goal before the ninth attempt snuck through.
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Lehigh generated the game's first penalty corner just over one minute into the game. Penn responded with a glittering scoring chance, but Ward made a spectacular stick save off an Elise Tilton shot at 2:56. The Quakers' shots kept coming, but Ward kept making the stops including four saves in 1:20 span until Elizabeth Hitti finally put one in at 21:44.
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Penn made it a 2-0 lead, but Schott cut the deficit in half at 29:15. She took a centering pass from junior Erin Ricker and beat Penn goalkeeper Allison Weisenfels low to pull within 2-1. However, the Quakers answered just 31 seconds later to make it 3-1. They went on to score two goals in the first five minutes of the second half and six in total for the 9-1 final.
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Final shots were 26-9 in favor of Penn while the Quakers held a slim 7-6 edge in penalty corners. Ward finished with 11 saves before being relieved by freshman Katie Morris with 19:04 remaining. Ricker and senior Steph Fratoni each recorded a defensive save.
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The Mountain Hawks return home to host Monmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Hitti, Elizabeth (1)
Off deflection
21:44
Hoover, Alexa (1)
Assisted By: Iqbal, Alex
Ball played into circle, shot around GK
26:11
Schott, Lindsey (1)
Assisted By: Ricker, Erin
Ball in circle, pulled back shot past GK
29:15
Hoover, Alexa (2)
Slices through D, shot past GK left
29:46
Iqbal, Alex (1)
Deflected pass lands on Iqbal's sitck, s
36:18
Corcoran, Emily (1)
GOAL by PENN Corcoran, Emily, goal number 1 for season.
39:56
Hoover, Alexa (3)
Shot from just inside circle
47:56
Corcoran, Emily (2)
Assisted By: Hoover, Alexa
GOAL by PENN Corcoran, Emily, Assist by Hoover, Alexa, goal number 2 for season.
48:14
Huang, Rachel (1)
GOAL by PENN Huang, Rachel, goal number 1 for season.
64:37
Corcoran, Emily (3)
Assisted By: Tilton, Elise
GOAL by PENN Corcoran, Emily, Assist by Tilton, Elise, goal number 3 for season.
65:54
