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Mountain Hawks drop 3-0 final to Rider in season opener
8/28/2015 8:50:00 PM | Field Hockey
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The Lehigh field hockey team trailed by just one heading into the final ten minutes looking to pull even, but Rider scored two goals in the final 7:06 to pull away from the Mountain Hawks, 3-0 on Friday. Junior Julia Ward was stellar for Lehigh, making 13 saves in the cage while classmate Marissa Glatt led the offense with a pair of shots on goal.
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"The surface (field turf) gave us some trouble today," said Lehigh head coach Stacey Eversley. "The score didn't reflect the game. The team gave a very strong effort. We need to tweak a few things and we look forward to playing on Sunday."
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Lehigh created the first penalty corner and shot of the game as junior Gabby Tofig fired a shot which was blocked 8:53 into the contest. Rider responded with the game's first shot on goal at 10:39, which Ward stopped. Ward stopped the first two shots sent her way before the Broncs converted the game's first goal at 12:09 via a penalty stroke.
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The scored remained the same for most of the middle stages of the game, but it wasn't for a lack of opportunities. Glatt fired her first shot on goal at 27:03 while junior Amanda Granger had a shot on goal at 33:36, which ended in a Rider defensive save. While Lehigh was looking for the equalizer, Ward was outstanding, finishing with seven first-half stops.
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Ward continued her outstanding play, tallying six second-half stops. Glatt fired a shot on goal at 48:06, but couldn't find the back of the cage. Rider added late goals at 62:54 and 68:29, both off penalty corners, to account for the 3-0 final.
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Rider finished with a 19-7 edge in shots and 14-8 advantage in penalty corners. Ward's 13 saves came across Joelle Prettyman who made two.
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Lehigh will look to bounce back when the squad hosts Davidson on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
RID
Goals
0
3
Shots
7
19
Shots on Goal
5
16
Saves
13
5
Corners
8
14
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Baligian, Allison (1)
RID Baligian, Allison PENALTY STROKE GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
12:09
Clotet Alsina, C. (1)
Assisted By: Cunningham, Melissa
dribbling off corner
62:54
Spaeder, Carlie (1)
Assisted By: Clotet Alsina, C.
Tip in off corner
68:29
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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