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Allegheny College field hockey vs. Wittenberg Oct. 29, 2022. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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Allegheny ALLEGHEN (13-6, 4-5)
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Winner DePauw DEPAUW (13-5, 9-0)
Allegheny ALLEGHEN
(13-6, 4-5)
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Final
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DePauw DEPAUW
(13-5, 9-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Allegheny ALLEGHEN 0 0 1 0 1
DePauw DEPAUW 0 0 1 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey's Historic Season Ends in NCAC Semis

GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- Allegheny College's breakthrough 2022 campaign came to an end on Tuesday afternoon, as the fourth-seeded field hockey team fell in a close 2-1 battle against top-seeded DePauw University in the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinals.

Despite the loss, the Gators ended the year with a program-record 13 wins while making their first-ever playoff appearance, among numerous other accolades and achievements in just their third varsity season.

The first half was scoreless, but it didn't end without controversy. With just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter, Kinsley Greenlaw (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) rocketed the ball toward the cage from outside the shooting circle. Although Greenlaw's hit came from the 23-meter line, the ball rolled through heavy traffic, but the officials ruled it was not deflected and, therefore, a null attempt.

Nine minutes after the Tigers (13-5) took a 1-0 lead, Allegheny responded to even the score. Hannah Sharp (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) passed the ball to Becca Winton (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) at the top of the circle. This time, Winton's shot - which also came from outside the shooting circle - was clearly deflected into the goal and evened the score at 1-1.

DePauw's Hailey Nowak displayed a strong individual effort to give her team the lead early in the fourth quarter. Nowak beat several defenders while dribbling along the baseline and drew Hallie Reiger (Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady) out of position along the right post before releasing her shot toward the opening on the left side of the cage.

Inside the Box Score
  • DePauw finished with more shots (12-to-4) and corners (10-to-4).
  • Neither team scored in the first half before combining for three goals in the last 26 minutes.
  • Debbie Nalesnik (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) was credited with the deflection on Allegheny's goal.
  • Winton received an assist on the play.
  • Reiger made six saves and played all 60 minutes in goal for the Gators.

News and Notes
  • Allegheny's third season ends with a program-best 13-6 record.
  • Tuesday's match at DePauw was the first-ever playoff game in team history.
  • Nalesnik scored her team-leading seventh goal of 2022.
  • Nalesnik tied Kelsey Anderson (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) for the team lead in points with 18, a new program single-season record.
  • Reiger concluded her senior year by setting a new single-season save record with 90 stops, five more than she had in 2021.
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