Oct. 13, 2010

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. -

The Adelphi University field hockey team hosted the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University this evening in a non-conference contest. The Panthers held a 3-1 lead at the half en route to a 4-2 win. AU improves to 7-4, while SCSU drops to 4-8.

The Owls would jump out to an early 1-0 lead when Dieny Charlot found Laura Demofsky for the goal off a penalty corner 10:31 into the contest. Adelphi would answer back with three straight unanswered scores. Sophomore Cassie Cabral sent a tap-pass in front of the net where junior Julianne Gerbino found the back of the cage to even the score at 1-1.

A little more than three minutes after Gerbino's tally, classmate Brittany Kinsley, who took the penalty corner, would score the Panthers' second goal with the assist from Gerbino. Junior Jeanette Heimerle would give AU a two-goal lead when she scored an unassisted goal at the 27-minute mark.

Both teams had five penalty corners in the first half, while the Panthers held an 11-7 shot advantage over the Owls.

Just like in the first half, the Owls would get on the board to start the second when Ann Farrier netted an unassisted score to cut the Panthers' lead in half. With 19:48 left in regulation, senior Lindsay Williams set up Heimerle for an insurance goal and the junior's second of the contest.

AU held a big advantage over SCSU in shots (21-10), while the Owls held a slight edge in penalty corners (10-9). Junior Lucia Vigliotti made four saves in 45:45 of action, while sophomore Kristine Puzio held the Owls scoreless in the final 24:15. Lauren Zarrella set aside 10 shots in the loss.

The Panthers return to action on Saturday, October 16 when they travel to Easton, Mass. to take on Stonehill College at noon.