Field Hockey Upended at Pace, 2-1
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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – After opening up the scoring to take a first-half lead, the Merrimack College field hockey team saw Pace score two unanswered goals, including the game-winner with just over two minutes remaining, as the Warriors fell to the Setters in New York by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Basics
Score: Pace 2, Merrimack 1
Records: Merrimack (2-5, 2-2 NE-10) | Pace (4-3, 2-2 NE-10)
Location: Peter X. Finnerty Field |Pleasantville, N.Y.
How It Happened
- 29' – After registering the second multi-goal game of her career in Merrimack's win over Franklin Pierce Saturday, senior Hannah Magerman (Franklin, Mass.) would add her third of the season on Tuesday, opening the game's scoring to give Merrimack the 1-0 lead late in the first.
- 32' – Just minutes following Magerman's goal, Pace would quickly respond with a score off of a penalty corner to tie the game up at 1-1 headed into the halftime.
- 37' – Fresh out of the intermission, junior Taylor Simpson (York, Maine) gave a great individual effort take get by multiple defenders and get within close range of the net, but the Pace backline would do a stout job of getting their sticks on a shot from Simpson to keep it from going in.
- 53' – Pace looked as though they may take the lead at the midway point of the second half, but a big defensive save from sophomore Delaney Yule (Southbury, Conn.) would keep the game tied at one.
- 68' – As time wound down, Pace would get a penalty corner with just over two minutes remaining. After an initial save from freshman goalkeeper Katharina Ohmen (Bremen, Germany), Pace would gather up the rebound and put it in the back of the net for the late lead.
- 70' – The Warriors would get one last opportunity for overtime at the last possible moment, earning a penalty corner as time expired on the clock. The Warriors would get a great look on the corner and cause a scrum in front of the net, but the ball would never make it past the crease.
Inside The Numbers
- Magerman's lone goal in the game is not only her third of the season, but it is the third consecutive Merrimack goal scored as she netted the final two goals in the 3-0 win over Franklin Pierce Saturday.
- After assisting on Magerman's goal on Tuesday, junior Rylie Hammond (Phillipston, Mass.) has now registered a point in each of the last three games. She has five points in that stretch, posting one goal and three assists.
- Shots/SOG: MC – 7/2 | Pace – 6/4
- Penalty Corners: MC – 8 // Pace - 9
Up Next
The Warriors get a week-long break before they head to Southern Connecticut State to take on the Owls in NE-10 play on Wednesday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m.
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