Penn Edges Lehigh Field Hockey at Home - Lehigh University Athletics

Sunday, October 18

Bethlehem, Pa.

12:00 PM

Lehigh University

(1-13)

Penn

(4-9)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Penn	0	1	2	0	3
Lehigh	0	0	0	1	1

10/18/2026 2:11:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh field hockey suffered a 3-1 loss to Penn on Sunday afternoon at home, with the Mountain Hawks finding the back of the net in the fourth quarter to get on the scoreboard.

The teams played through a scoreless first quarter before Penn broke through with a goal from Victoria Manzur at 29:02 to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Penn added two goals in the third quarter, with Maxi Aranowitz scoring off an assist from Jazmin Borensztein at 34:26 before Naomi Esterowitz extended the lead to 3-0 less than two minutes later.

Lehigh continued to compete in the fourth quarter, with goalkeeper Kate Burgess making four saves in the period to finish with 12 saves on the afternoon. Sarah Ryan also recorded a defensive save to help limit Penn's scoring opportunities.

The Mountain Hawks capitalized on a late opportunity when Riley Thurston scored at 53:57 off a penalty corner to put Lehigh on the board. The goal marked Lehigh's lone score of the afternoon and Thurston's first of the season as the Mountain Hawks continued to push offensively in the closing minutes.

Lehigh finished with seven shots, including five on goal, led by Carly Smith and Kristina Johnson with two shots apiece. Thurston, Viola Diorio and Gracen Brant each added one shot. The Mountain Hawks also recorded five penalty corners. Penn recorded 22 shots and 11 penalty corners in the contest.

The Mountain Hawks will look to carry their momentum into their next matchup vs. Bucknell at home on Friday at 6 p.m.