Sunday, September 7
Ulrich Sports Complex
1:00 pm
Lehigh University
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Monmouth
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Monmouth
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Lehigh
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Monmouth squeaks past Lehigh, 3-1
9/7/2014 4:22:00 PM | Field Hockey
| Game Photos
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh field hockey team scored first, but Monmouth responded with three unanswered goals to down the Mountain Hawks 3-1 on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Tofig scored Lehigh's goal while sophomore Julia Ward impressed with 15 saves between the pipes.
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"I was happy with the team's effort and I just think if we capitalize on our opportunities a little sooner, we'll be in a good position," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Eversley.
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Tofig gave Lehigh the lead just 7:40 into the game as she redirected a hard pass from junior Lindsey Schott past Monmouth goalie Christen Piersanti to make it 1-0.
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The Hawks pulled even just over five minutes later as Trish O'Dwyer scored on a direct shot off a penalty corner. Monmouth made it 2-1 right before the half as Meg Donahue corralled a rebound and scored with just 35 seconds left on the first-half clock.
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Just over 10 minutes into the second half, it looked like the Mountain Hawks had evened the score as junior Zoey Pacheco made a pass from outside the circle which Tofig thought she tipped into the back of the cage, but the officials ruled there was no tip so the score remained 2-1.
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Monmouth added insurance at the 61:49 mark, scoring off a penalty corner for the 3-1 lead, which proved to be the final.
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Final shots were 25-15 in favor of Monmouth while the Hawks held a 14-7 edge in penalty corners. Along with Ward's 15 saves, senior Steph Fratoni and junior Taylor Mygatt added defensive stops. A pair of Monmouth goalies combined for 12 saves.
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"Julia is extremely quick and I think people don't know that about her," said Eversley. "She will find that ball. She's a wall back there and did a great job today."
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The Mountain Hawks return to action with a pair of home games next weekend. Lehigh hosts Cornell on Friday at 7 p.m. before welcoming Towson next Sunday at 1 p.m.
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"We've been stressing possession since preseason and it was really nice to see," said Eversley. "We've possessed the ball the majority of games that we've played, which is awesome. I think we just need to capitalize on our opportunities a little bit earlier. We seemed to have Monmouth running around a lot chasing the ball."
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The Mountain Hawks return home to host Monmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks. Â Â
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh field hockey team scored first, but Monmouth responded with three unanswered goals to down the Mountain Hawks 3-1 on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Tofig scored Lehigh's goal while sophomore Julia Ward impressed with 15 saves between the pipes.
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"I was happy with the team's effort and I just think if we capitalize on our opportunities a little sooner, we'll be in a good position," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Eversley.
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Tofig gave Lehigh the lead just 7:40 into the game as she redirected a hard pass from junior Lindsey Schott past Monmouth goalie Christen Piersanti to make it 1-0.
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The Hawks pulled even just over five minutes later as Trish O'Dwyer scored on a direct shot off a penalty corner. Monmouth made it 2-1 right before the half as Meg Donahue corralled a rebound and scored with just 35 seconds left on the first-half clock.
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Just over 10 minutes into the second half, it looked like the Mountain Hawks had evened the score as junior Zoey Pacheco made a pass from outside the circle which Tofig thought she tipped into the back of the cage, but the officials ruled there was no tip so the score remained 2-1.
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Monmouth added insurance at the 61:49 mark, scoring off a penalty corner for the 3-1 lead, which proved to be the final.
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Final shots were 25-15 in favor of Monmouth while the Hawks held a 14-7 edge in penalty corners. Along with Ward's 15 saves, senior Steph Fratoni and junior Taylor Mygatt added defensive stops. A pair of Monmouth goalies combined for 12 saves.
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"Julia is extremely quick and I think people don't know that about her," said Eversley. "She will find that ball. She's a wall back there and did a great job today."
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The Mountain Hawks return to action with a pair of home games next weekend. Lehigh hosts Cornell on Friday at 7 p.m. before welcoming Towson next Sunday at 1 p.m.
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"We've been stressing possession since preseason and it was really nice to see," said Eversley. "We've possessed the ball the majority of games that we've played, which is awesome. I think we just need to capitalize on our opportunities a little bit earlier. We seemed to have Monmouth running around a lot chasing the ball."
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The Mountain Hawks return home to host Monmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks. Â Â
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Team Stats
MU
LEHIGH
Goals
3
1
Shots
25
15
Shots on Goal
20
13
Saves
12
17
Corners
14
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Tofig, Gabby (1)
Assisted By: Schott, Lindsey
Redirected a hard shot/pass past the goa
7:40
O'Dwyer, Trish (1)
Assisted By: Wicherink, Maartje , Ercolino, Alyssa
Direct shot off a penalty corner.
12:50
Donahue, Meg (2)
GK came out strong on initial rush, #11
34:25
Ercolino, Alyssa (3)
Assisted By: O'Dwyer, Trish
Off penalty corner, deflection, beat goa
61:49
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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