Sept. 28, 2007

Final Stats

West Long Branch, NJ - Molly Passarella scored the game winning goal midway through the second half as Monmouth defeated Sacred Heart, 2-1, in NEC field hockey action Friday afternoon.

With Monmouth holding a 2-1 lead with 12:40 left in the second half, MU goalie Melissa Katz fouled Sacred Heart's Becky Dyson (Camp Hill, PA) inside the circle and set up a penalty stroke. Katz guessed left, and stopped Dyson's shot to preserve the lead and eventually the win.

Sacred Heart got on the board first as Carisa Eye (Nesconset, NY) scored her seventh goal of the season off an assist from teammate Whitney Russo (Waterville, ME) to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead with 5:07 gone by in the first half.

Monmouth freshman Katie Amundsen evened the game at 1-1 when she followed a Kelly Crist rebound for her second goal of the year at the 24:47 mark of the first half.

The game-winner was provided by Molly Passarella when she redirected a Nora Bosmans shot for the go-ahead goal, Passarella's third tally of the season and Bosmans' first collegiate assist.

Monmouth outshot Sacred Heart 20-6 in the game, including a 13-1 first half advantage.

The Pioneers are back in action Sunday afternoon when they visit Yale. Game time is set for 2:00 pm.