Franklin Pierce drops OT
heartbreaker to Assumption
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RINDGE, N.H. (September 20, 2007) – In a game that featured multiple momentum swings, Greyhound midfielder Jenna Luce (Conway, Mass./Frontier Regional) scored the game-winning goal with 34 seconds remaining in the first overtime period as Assumption College narrowly escaped with a 3-2 overtime win over Franklin Pierce University in a non-conference field hockey match on Thursday night at Sodexho Field.
Graduate student Mary Beth Huszar (Greenville, N.H./Mascenic Regional) and freshman Emily Morrissey (Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Regional) scored goals for the Ravens, beginning and ending the scoring in the first 70 minutes.
Huszar sent the game into overtime for the Ravens with her fifth goal of the season with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation, scoring an unassisted tally after spinning around a defender near the right post and finding the far corner of the net. The goal was Huszar’s 17th of her career, tying her with Karen Clarke ’00 for second on the school’s all-time goals-scored list.
Morrissey gave the Ravens a 1-0 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the first half, scoring her first collegiate goal unassisted. Morrissey corralled her own rebound and snuck the ball past Greyhound netminder Jacque DuLong (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack).
Luce scored the game-winner on a penalty corner, taking a direct pass from Brittany Ford (Worcester, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) and finding a way through a crowd in front of Raven goaltender Tevis Hannington (Canton, Mass./Notre Dame Academy).
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Sarah Bullock (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) and Hillary Zysk (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) scored for Assumption to bring the team back from a 1-0 deficit with two goals early in the second half.
Both teams had their opportunities, as Assumption held a slight 9-8 advantage in shots on goal and both goaltenders were forced to make six saves. Franklin Pierce dominated play in the first half, holding an 8-2 edge in penalty corners and putting five shots on goal to Assumption’s one. The visitors responded in the second half, however, holding a 7-2 edge in shots on goal and 7-1 in penalty corners. Fittingly, both teams took three shots in overtime.
Franklin Pierce (0-9, 0-6 NE-10) will take to the road for two games, beginning with a Saturday afternoon match against No. 5 Stonehill at noon in Easton, Mass. Assumption (3-5, 1-5 NE-10) travels to Merrimack for a conference match on Saturday night.
Assumption 3, Franklin Pierce 2 (OT)
Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
Assumption 0 2 1 - 3
Franklin Pierce 1 1 0 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 31:02 FPU Emily Morrissey (1) (unassisted) - 4 took her own rebound from in close and went low left corner
2. 35:36 ASM Sarah Bullock (3) (Sandy Garney) - 17 controlled ball from 6 yds out and found 7 to the left
3. 52:22 ASM Hillary Zysk (4) (Jenna Luce) - 8 took shot off scramble in front, 13 swept in rebound at goal mouth
4. 60:42 FPU Mary Beth Huszar (5) (unassisted) - 22 took pass to right of cage, spun to her right and scored far side
5. 84:26 ASM Jenna Luce (1) (Brittany Ford) - direct corner from top of the circle
Shots: Assumption 19, Franklin Pierce 11
Saves: Assumption 6 (Jacque DuLong 6), Franklin Pierce 6 (Tevis Hannington 6)