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Photo by: Justin Lafleur
Mountain Hawks Fall Short at La Salle, 4-3
9/10/2021 6:57:00 PM | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA – The Lehigh field hockey team scored first, but La Salle responded to take leads of 2-1, 3-2 and 4-2, on the way to defeating the Mountain Hawks, 4-3 on Friday afternoon. Senior Drew Pecora was the story offensively as she finished with two goals and an assist for a career-high five points. Junior Sarah Bonthuis scored Lehigh's other goal as the Mountain Hawks fall to 2-2 on the season.
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"We went into this game knowing it was going to be a really big battle," said Lehigh head coach Caitlin Dallmeyer. "It has been every year for us in my time here. We worked to prepare as best we could this week and unfortunately, a lot of what we worked on didn't translate into game play today. We need to figure out how to take a better mental approach into a challenging game, make sure that we are retaining and understanding and being able to execute on gameday."
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Pecora came out strong, firing the game's first shot (which was on goal) in the third minute before she opened the scoring at the 6:10 mark off a feed from senior Olivia Perrone.
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That score stood until late in the second quarter, as La Salle scored in the 25th and 28th minutes to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. Junior Maddie Kahn came up big in the final minute of the stanza, making consecutive saves to keep the deficit at one.
Lehigh quickly pulled even in the second half, as precision passing led to senior Sam Nason finding Perrone, who found Pecora in the circle. Pecora then passed to Bonthuis, who roofed the shot into the corner of the net to make it 2-2 at 32:31.
The momentum didn't last long, however, as the Explorers retook a 3-2 lead just 50 seconds later.
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In the 39th minute, Lehigh nearly finished a highlight-reel sequence of passes into the equalizer, but Perrone's shot was stopped by La Salle goalkeeper Ryan Curley. Then less than a minute after that, the Explorers added insurance to take a 4-2 lead at 39:36.
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The insurance was needed for La Salle as Pecora put home a rebound off a penalty corner with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Less than a minute after that, the Mountain Hawks earned another corner, but couldn't convert as the Explorers held on, 4-3.
Final shots were 15-14 in favor of Lehigh while La Salle held a 5-4 edge in penalty corners. Kahn finished with five saves while Curley made six.
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The Mountain Hawks return home on Sunday to host Georgetown at 11 a.m. on ESPN+.
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"There's a lot we need to work on before Sunday, but luckily, we've got a whole day and a lot of time to do it," said Dallmeyer. "We'll be really tuned in tomorrow to watching film and understanding where we can be better."
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ÂGallery: (9-10-2021) Field Hockey at La Salle, 9/10/21
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"We went into this game knowing it was going to be a really big battle," said Lehigh head coach Caitlin Dallmeyer. "It has been every year for us in my time here. We worked to prepare as best we could this week and unfortunately, a lot of what we worked on didn't translate into game play today. We need to figure out how to take a better mental approach into a challenging game, make sure that we are retaining and understanding and being able to execute on gameday."
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Pecora came out strong, firing the game's first shot (which was on goal) in the third minute before she opened the scoring at the 6:10 mark off a feed from senior Olivia Perrone.
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That score stood until late in the second quarter, as La Salle scored in the 25th and 28th minutes to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. Junior Maddie Kahn came up big in the final minute of the stanza, making consecutive saves to keep the deficit at one.
ÂMaddie Kahn stood tall in goal in this late first-half sequence. pic.twitter.com/2gC4WA5QhE
— Lehigh Field Hockey (@LehighFH) September 10, 2021
Lehigh quickly pulled even in the second half, as precision passing led to senior Sam Nason finding Perrone, who found Pecora in the circle. Pecora then passed to Bonthuis, who roofed the shot into the corner of the net to make it 2-2 at 32:31.
ÂHow pretty is this goal scored by Sarah Bonthuis, assisted by Drew Pecora?! pic.twitter.com/NoNHMHZu2v
— Lehigh Field Hockey (@LehighFH) September 10, 2021
The momentum didn't last long, however, as the Explorers retook a 3-2 lead just 50 seconds later.
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In the 39th minute, Lehigh nearly finished a highlight-reel sequence of passes into the equalizer, but Perrone's shot was stopped by La Salle goalkeeper Ryan Curley. Then less than a minute after that, the Explorers added insurance to take a 4-2 lead at 39:36.
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The insurance was needed for La Salle as Pecora put home a rebound off a penalty corner with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Less than a minute after that, the Mountain Hawks earned another corner, but couldn't convert as the Explorers held on, 4-3.
ÂHere's a look at Drew Pecora's second goal of the afternoon, scored off a penalty corner. pic.twitter.com/owWI9jxrVM
— Lehigh Field Hockey (@LehighFH) September 10, 2021
Final shots were 15-14 in favor of Lehigh while La Salle held a 5-4 edge in penalty corners. Kahn finished with five saves while Curley made six.
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The Mountain Hawks return home on Sunday to host Georgetown at 11 a.m. on ESPN+.
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"There's a lot we need to work on before Sunday, but luckily, we've got a whole day and a lot of time to do it," said Dallmeyer. "We'll be really tuned in tomorrow to watching film and understanding where we can be better."
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
LAS
Goals
3
4
Shots
15
16
Shots on Goal
9
12
Saves
8
6
Corners
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
19
31
Scoring Plays
Pecora, Drew
Assisted By: Perrone, Olivia
pass into circle
6:10
DOUGHERTY, Cristina (2)
Assisted By: PLA, Sofia
deflection on corner
24:50
HEWITT, Jessica (1)
Assisted By: REILLY, Casey
pass in front of cage deflected in
27:40
Bonthuis, Sarah
Assisted By: Pecora, Drew
GOAL by LEHIGH Bonthuis, Sarah, Assist by Pecora, Drew.
32:31
JOHNSON, Tatum
GOAL by LAS JOHNSON, Tatum.
33:21
WASYLIW, Sophia
shot inside circle
39:36
Pecora, Drew
rebound in front
56:37
Game Leaders
Shots
6
SOG
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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M/F
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