Williams Field Hockey vs. Springfield College
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From the blow of the first whistle, Williams and Springfield participated in a back and forth pursuit. 23:41 into the game, Springfield junior Meg Bradley scored the first goal of the night off an assist by senior Morgan Rein. Williams answered just over a minute later when sophomore Margie Fulton (Wellesley) made a pass to junior Alice Bearn (Bethlehem, PA) to tie up the score, 1-1. Williams finished up the period with 9 shots and 5 penalty corners, while Springfield had 5 shots and 5 penalty corners.
Second period play resembled much of the first as Springfield initiated the first goal when sophomore Alexa Carlson hit net off Rein’s second assist 7:35 into the second half. Eph sophomore Lucy Rollins (Rye, NY) brought the competition back to a tie 48:10 into the game on an unassisted goal. With a 2-2 tie at the final buzzer, the first overtime immediately ensued. The Ephs took 7 shots and received 5 penalty corners for the half, while Springfield finished with 5 shots and no penalty corners.
2:11 into overtime, Springfield earned a penalty stroke. Sam Williams took full advantage of the sudden-death opportunity and found the net to clinch the 3-2 victory for Springfield. Williams took no shots to Springfield’s 2 during the overtime, but did have one penalty corner opportunity.
Springfield sophomore goalie Alison McCarthy spent the full 72:11 minutes in the goal tallying 13 saves with 2 goals allowed. Eph junior goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, CT) also played 72:11 ending with 10 saves and 3 goals allowed.
Williams Coach Alix Burrale felt her team played well and had a lot of shot opportunities, but didn’t convert. “We put things together in the first two periods, but didn’t continue to play cohesively in overtime.”
The Ephs will play again this Saturday at Amherst at 11AM.
