Bucknell Field Hockey Tops Kent State 3-2
Aug. 25, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senior Kelly Hoffman (Boyertown, Pa./Oley Valley) scored off a rebound from sophomore Megan Krebs (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial) in overtime to bring home a 3-2 win for the Bucknell field hockey squad against Kent State on the first day of the Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. The Golden Flashes recorded the first two goals of the game, with the first coming unassisted by Natalie Barrett, 19:36 into the contest. The second came in the 31st minute by Rachel Miller with an assist from Stephanie Bernthal and Allison Kittelberger off a corner. In the first half, Bucknell took four shots to Kent State's seven. The Bison came back strong in the second period, however, tallying two goals to tie the score, and matching Kent State's five shots for the half.
Junior Jacquie Kataneksza (Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel School) put the first point on the board for Bucknell with a tap in from the left side. Krebs leveled the score at 55:36, netting the equalizer off of a scramble in front of the goal to force overtime. It was Hoffman's goal at 3:49 in the extra period that put the Bison on top 3-2 for their first win of the season. In her first game as starting goalkeeper, sophomore Jessie Atieh (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex) made six saves, with four coming in the first half and two in the second. "This was an outstanding effort by our team to come back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game and go on to win in overtime," said head coach Heather Lewis, "Our girls showed a lot of heart and represented Bucknell in a way that we would expect." "It was a true team effort with 23 players contributing to this win," said Lewis, "In particular, Megan Krebs statistically did an outstanding job, in addition to our entire defense in the second half." The Bison (1-0) are now set to take on Ohio State in day two of the Buckeye Invitational. The game will take place tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Columbus. |
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