MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny field hockey team hosted Kenyon Saturday (Oct. 8), battling past the Owls for a 1-0 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory.
The Gators kept up the pressure early, earning three corners in the opening five minutes. By the end of the frame, the Gators had six corner attempts and outshot the Owls 6-1, but the game remained scoreless.
Play in the second quarter went back-and-forth. The Owls had three shots to Allegheny's two, but
Rowan O'Toole (Glen Burnie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) saved both attempts on net as the game went into the halftime break knotted at zero.
Allegheny broke up the scoreless game four minutes into the third quarter. Off a penalty corner,
Cora Miranda (Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville East) sent a pass across the crease to
Jamie Marchewka (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) who deflected it in.
The Gators controlled the momentum early in the fourth quarter, nearly adding a second goal, but
Emily Jackson's (Oreland, Pa./Springfield Township) shot was stopped by an Owl defender. Kenyon put the pressure on the Gator defense for the final 10 minutes of play. They earned four penalty corners, but the Allegheny defense played tough in front of O'Toole as the Gators sealed the conference win.
Inside the Box
- Marchewka scored the game's only goal off an assist by Miranda.
- O'Toole registered her fourth shutout of the season, making five saves.
- Teagan Ressler (Glenwood, N.J./Vernon Township) and Megan Seymour (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) each had two shots on goal as seven total Gators had at least one.
- The Gators owned a 14-11 advantage in shots and a 13-10 edge in corners.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 2-5 all-time against Kenyon.
- Marchewka scored her fourth goal of the season and the eighth of her career.
- Miranda had her third assist of the season.
- O'Toole recorded her 10th career shutout.
Up Next
The Gators are back at home next Saturday (Oct. 17) when they host Ohio Wesleyan.
