GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Allegheny field hockey team traveled to Indiana to face DePauw in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) play Saturday (Oct. 3), falling to the Tigers 4-2.
The Gators got on the board first in the opening quarter. Off a penalty corner,
Bryce Watford (Parkville, Md./Eastern Technical) found the back of the net to put the Gators on the board off assists by
Maddy Keenan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Trafford) and
Anna Merlack (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland).
DePauw would answer the goal minutes later to tie it up. In the final minutes of the half, the Tigers converted a penalty stroke to take a 2-1 lead into the break.
Coming out of halftime, DePauw tacked on two more goals in the third to push their lead to 4-1.
The Gators offense continued to produce shots the rest of the way, registering 10 in the final 15 minutes. In the final thirty seconds,
Caroline Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty) took a long pass and worked through the Tiger defenders before scoring.
Inside the Box
- Watford scored off a penalty corner, assisted by Keenan and Merlack in the first quarter.
- The Tigers scored late in the first as well as the second to lead 2-1 at the half.
- DePauw added two third quarter goals.
- Smith scored in the final minute of the game.
- The Gators outshot the Tigers 15-10 and earned eight corners to their three.
- Rowan O'Toole (Glen Burnie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) had a pair of saves.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 0-10 all-time against DePauw.
- Watford scored her fifth goal of the season and seventh of her career.
- Smith also scored her fifth goal of the season and the 12th of her career.
Up Next
The Gators travel to John Carroll Wednesday (Oct. 7) for a NCAC contest.
