GENEVA, N.Y. – Lebanon Valley sophomore
Jillian Tait scored with 6:01 left in the game to give the Dutchmen field hockey team an exciting 2-1 come-from-behind victory over St. Lawrence University on Saturday afternoon at McCooey Field on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.
The Dutchmen (3-2) defeated the Saints (3-1) for the fourth consecutive year on day one of the team's annual trip to the William Smith Classic. LVC came out firing in the opening quarter, putting four of their eight shots on goal while not letting SLU take a single shot.
The Dutchmen got the ball to start the game and almost immediately earned a penalty corner. Tait took a shot off the corner, which was blocked, and then
Abby Rodenberger had her rebound shot saved.
Claire Weidenhammer had a shot blocked a minute later that led to another corner.
Rebecca Lane had her shot off the corner saved, and then a rebound attempt by
Gracie Johnson sailed wide. The Dutchmen would put two more shots on the cage over the rest of the period as
Lauren Foster and
Joanna Ehrhart had their attempts saved.
The Saints earned their first penalty corner of the game early in the 22nd minute. A shot off the corner hit the post, and then a rebound attempt found the back of the cage, giving the Saints a 1-0 advantage. LVC charged right down the field and earned a penalty corner not even 30 seconds later. Tait had a shot saved not long after the insertion, and the Saints were able to get out of trouble. The Dutchmen earned another corner at the 26-minute mark, and Weidenhammer got a good look off the insertion, but her attempt was kept out of the goal. SLU held the Dutchmen offense at bay the rest of the half to keep the one-goal advantage.
The third quarter action began with Weidenhammer putting a shot wide, and then Ehrhart having her attempt at the cage saved. The Dutchmen evened the game at one in the 38th minute as Foster was able to score off a feed from Ehrhart. LVC kept the pressure up and earned a penalty corner in the 40th minute. A shot by Rodenberger was saved off the corner, and the Dutchmen were awarded another corner. The second corner attempt did not result in a shot. Weidenhammer nearly gave the team a lead in the 43rd minute as her shot attempt was just kept out of the back of the cage.
St. Lawrence took the first shot of the fourth quarter as an attempt following a penalty corner was knocked away by
Ella Weidenhammer in goal, and then a rebound attempt went wide. The Dutchmen countered a few minutes later as Tait had a shot blocked. 90 seconds later, the sophomore was able to get a shot past the defense and into the back of the cage for the go-ahead goal with 6:01 on the clock. SLU responded with a pair of corners that resulted in shots that were off the mark. The Dutchmen were able to maintain possession for most of the final four minutes and earned a pair of corners. Shot attempts by Johnson were saved off each corner attempt.
Inside the Box
- Tait scored her first career game-winning goal and first goal of the year on four total shots. The sophomore now has 11 career points on four goals and three assists.
- Foster scored her first goal of the year and sixth of her career on two total shots.
- Ehrhart recorded her second assist of the season.
- The Dutchmen held a 19-6 shot advantage, including a 13-2 lead in shots on goal. They also had a 9-4 advantage in penalty corners.
- Claire Weidenhammer led the team in shots with five, while Johnson took three.
- Ella Weidenhammer made one save in goal to earn her 18th career win.
- LVC improves to 15-1 all-time against the Saints while pushing the winning streak to four.
Up Next
The Dutchmen will face host William Smith tomorrow at 2 p.m. on McCooey Field. The Herons defeated Gettysburg College 5-4 in double overtime during the first game of the afternoon.
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