Lehigh University
(1-9, 0-3PL)
American
(5-4, 2-1PL)
Mountain Hawks drop road contest at American
9/29/2018 3:41:00 PM | Field Hockey
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"We played a strong first half against a great team, but unfortunately couldn't maintain it," said Lehigh head coach Caitlin Dallmeyer. "We fatigued early in the second half and lacked the ability to rally the way we needed to in order to stay in the game. Lapses of leadership and the ability to play solid 1v1 defense resulted in a big score for AU."
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American scored just 4:58 into the contest, but the Mountain Hawks settled in and held the Eagles scoreless for the next 28:18 as American took a 2-0 halftime lead.
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The lead reached 5-0 in the 50th minute, but Lehigh answered at the 52:19 mark behind Lehman's second goal of the season. The goal meant the Mountain Hawks scored in each of their first three Patriot League games for the first time since 2013. Lehigh scored its first goal against American since 2012 and first goal at American since 2009.
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"We have continued to work on playing an attacking game, which at times can expose us on defense," said Dallmeyer. "The positive was that we scored against a top-20 caliber team."
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The Eagles went on to score the last four goals of the game to wrap up the 9-1 final.
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Final shots were 29-4 in favor of American while the Eagles held a 15-1 edge in penalty corners. Sophomore Stephanie Brabender finished with seven saves in goal for the Mountain Hawks while sophomore Maddie Monahan added a defensive stop.
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Lehigh returns to action on Saturday at Georgetown. Gametime is set for 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
Noor Coenen
GOAL by AU Noor Coenen (FIRST GOAL).
4:58
Ella Arata
Assisted By: Megan Benson
Pass across the front of the net
33:15
Noor Coenen
GOAL by AU Noor Coenen.
44:11
Kathryn Roncoroni
Assisted By: Lucy Whalley
GOAL by AU Kathryn Roncoroni, Assist by Lucy Whalley.
48:23
Megan Benson
Assisted By: Annaka Groschinski
GOAL by AU Megan Benson, Assist by Annaka Groschinski.
49:58
Lehman, Anna
GOAL by LEHIGH Lehman, Anna.
52:19
Noor Coenen
GOAL by AU Noor Coenen.
53:45
Rachel Stefano
Assisted By: Rafaela Rubas
GOAL by AU Rachel Stefano, Assist by Rafaela Rubas.
57:45
Aidan Rossman
Assisted By: Jette Dieckmann
GOAL by AU Aidan Rossman, Assist by Jette Dieckmann.
58:29
Kathryn Roncoroni
GOAL by AU Kathryn Roncoroni.
67:41
