HAWKS STUMBLE IN OVERTIME, AGAIN, FALL TO WEST CHESTER, 2-1
West Chester, PA (10/19/00) - A difficult
season continued for the St. Joseph's University
field hockey team on Thursday against Atlantic
10 rival West Chester. The Hawks dropped
their sixth straight game, falling to WCU, 2-1 in
overtime. It was the seventh one goal loss of
the year for SJU and their fifth overtime defeat.
The Crimson and Gray now have an overall
record of 4-12, 0-4 in the A-10. The Rams,
meanwhile, improved to 9-7, 2-0 in the A-10.
Kim Rochon did all the damage for West Chester. She tallied a pair of
goals, including the game-winner with just 9 seconds to play in the first
overtime period.
The Rams took an early lead in the contest, 1-0, when Rochon scored
midway through the first half. The Hawks, however, retaliated on a goal
by sophomore Kathy Sokalski with less than four minutes to play in
the half. Senior Mary Kate Brislin collected the assist on the play for
the first point of her Hawk career.
The teams went into the intermission knotted at 1-1. The two clubs
would play to a stalemate in the second half and for nearly all of the
overtime session, before WCU would put in the game-winner.
Junior Lauren Bradley turned in a strong effort in the cage for SJU.
She stopped a season-high 11 shots, as the Rams blitzed the Hawk
goal. WCU outshot SJU in the game 19-4.
This weekend will be another busy one for the Hawks. On Saturday,
SJU will travel to Lehigh, while on Sunday the Hawks will host Ursinus.
Action both days begins at 11:00 AM.
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