ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Elizabethtown Edged by Franklin & Marshall
As Comeback Falls Short, 2-1
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Goals in each half helped Franklin & Marshall College to a 2-1 victory over 15th-ranked Elizabethtown College in non-conference field hockey action at Wolf Field on Wednesday afternoon.
After the Diplomats (2-0 overall) went ahead 2-0 on goals by Pamela Cassidy in the first half and Brittany Carson in the second half, the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) pulled to within 2-1 as sophomore Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) scored her second goal of the season off an assist by junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) with 5:24 remaining.
Cassidy gave the Diplomats a 1-0 lead with 4:26 left in the first half as she knocked home a cross by Eileen O'Reilly. Franklin & Marshall extended its lead to 2-0 with 21:23 to play as Carson batted in a pass by Lindsay Solar.
The Blue Jays finished with an 11-9 advantage in shots and took 15 penalty corners to five by the Diplomats.
Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made three saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Jennifer Burdo made four stops for Franklin & Marshall.
Franklin & Marshall (2-0) vs. Elizabethtown (2-1)
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Franklin & Marshall. 1 1 - 2
Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 1 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 30:34 F&M Pamela Cassidy (Eileen O'Reilly)
2. 48:37 F&M Brittany Carson (Lindsay Solar)
3. 64:36 ETOWN Katy Boone (Megan Angstadt)
Shots: Franklin & Marshall 9, Elizabethtown 11
Saves: Franklin & Marshall 4 (Jennifer Burdo 4), Elizabethtown 3 (Liz Hannegan 3)