Sep 20, 2007

Field Hockey Wins in Dramatic Penalty Stroke Off

The Lady Rams field hockey team notched their second win of the season as they downed the Knights of Neumann College by a final score of 4-3 on Alumni Field.

The tight contest was decided by a penalty stroke off, as the game remained tied at 3-3 after 70 minutes of regulation play; and again after two scoreless 15-minute sudden-death overtime periods. The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Lady Rams and ups their season record to 2-7. The defeat drops the Knights to 3-4.

The game was tied 1-1 at halftime on goals by sophomore Lauren Piontkowski for the Lady Rams and sophomore Lauren Hood for the Knights. Hood added her second tally for Neumann with 19 minutes left in regulation; but 90 seconds later, Lady Rams' sophomore Leah Arthur tied the game with her second goal of the year, making it 2-2. Then, less than three minutes later, Piontkowski netted the go-ahead score-her second of the game and fifth of the season-to give Philadelphia University a 3-2 advantage. But Neumann equalized a scant 40 seconds later; as Hood came through with a hat-trick for the Knights-her eighth goal of the year.

In the penalty stroke off, senior tri-captain goalkeeper Jess Snyder stood tall for the Lady Rams, turning aside all five Neumann attempts. Meanwhile, sophomore Melissa Hess (shown)led off for Philadelphia University with the lone score of their five attempts, resulting in a 1-0 stroke-off win; as well as the 4-3 winning margin for the game.


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