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Field Hockey Defeats 24th-Ranked Maine In Overtime, 5-4
9/1/2019 5:53:00 PM | Field Hockey
Freshman Nora Goddard-Despot tallied the game winner 2:46 into OT.
ORONO, MAINE – The Providence College field hockey team defeated 24th-ranked Maine, 5-4, in overtime for its first victory of the season. The Friars improved to 1-1 on the year, having lost to 13th-ranked Boston College, 2-1, in the season opener. Maine dropped to 0-2 overall. The Black Bears opened the 2019 campaign with a 3-0 loss at No. 19 Rutgers.
1stQUARTER: Maine had Providence on its heels early in the first quarter, but PC was able to settle in midway through the frame. The Friars took a 1-0 lead at the 12:12 mark as Mikayla Michals (Needham, Mass.) fed a ball into the circle, that Sydney Cramer (Sciota, Pa.) was able to put a touch on for a redirection into the cage. It marked her first goal of the season, and the fourth of her career.
2NDQUARTER: The Black Bears tied the game, 1-1, just 1:06 into the second quarter. Providence was able to regain the lead six-minutes later as junior Olivia Ward (Havelock North, New Zealand) scored her second goal of the year (21:53). After the Friars' initial bid on goal was denied during a penalty corner, Ward connected with a bouncing ball in the circle and rifled a hard shot into the left side of the cage. Maine answered with its second goal of the quarter at 25:42 to tie the game, 2-2, at halftime.
3RDQUARTER: The teams continued to trade goals in the third quarter, with Providence taking a 3-2 lead just 3:09 into the action. Senior Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.), who led the Friars in goals last season, tallied her first of the year off a feed from fell senior Mary O'Reilly (Longmeadow, Mass.). The Black Bears responded with a goal just 24-seconds later after being awarded a penalty corner on the game's next possession. At 36:42, the Friars took the lead back, 4-3, as sophomore Niamh Gowing (Dublin, Ireland) tallied her first collegiate goal, unassisted. Graduate student goalkeeper Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) preserved the Friars' one-goal lead as she saved a penalty-stroke opportunity at 39:38. Maine's Cassandra Mascarenhas tried to put the ball into the left corner of the cage, but Rice deflected it beyond the post.
4THQUARTER: Providence recorded eight shots in the fourth quarter, while Maine fired off seven attempts at the cage. The Black Bears were the only team to convert, tying the game, 4-4, with 12:33 remaining. The Friars earned six of their 12 penalty corners in the fourth quarter, including three in the final two minutes, but couldn't cross the goal line. The two teams would head to overtime tied, 4-4.
OVERTIME: Freshman Nora Goddard-Despot (North Vancouver, British Columbia) scored the game-winner for Providence just 2:46 into overtime to give the Friars a 5-4 win. It marked her first collegiate goal and came off a reverse stick five yards in front of the cage.
NOTES:
- Sunday's 5-4 overtime victory against No. 24 Maine marked the first win over a ranked opponent since Aug. 25, 2017. On that day, the Friars also defeated No. 24 Maine, 1-0, in Providence, R.I.
- Seven different players scored at least one point for the Friars, including five different goal scorers.
- Rice completed the game with seven saves, while Mia Borley collected five saves for Maine.
SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL):
Providence - 23 (10); Maine - 19 (11)
PENALTY CORNERS:
Providence – 12; Maine – 11
GOALKEEPING:
PC: Lydia Rice – 7 saves, 4 goals against, 72:46 minutes
UM: Mia Borley – 5 saves, 5 goal against, 72:46 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Providence College field hockey will return home to Lennon Family Field to host a pair of games against intra-state rivals Bryant (Sept. 6) and Brown (Sept. 8).
- GO FRIARS! -
1stQUARTER: Maine had Providence on its heels early in the first quarter, but PC was able to settle in midway through the frame. The Friars took a 1-0 lead at the 12:12 mark as Mikayla Michals (Needham, Mass.) fed a ball into the circle, that Sydney Cramer (Sciota, Pa.) was able to put a touch on for a redirection into the cage. It marked her first goal of the season, and the fourth of her career.
2NDQUARTER: The Black Bears tied the game, 1-1, just 1:06 into the second quarter. Providence was able to regain the lead six-minutes later as junior Olivia Ward (Havelock North, New Zealand) scored her second goal of the year (21:53). After the Friars' initial bid on goal was denied during a penalty corner, Ward connected with a bouncing ball in the circle and rifled a hard shot into the left side of the cage. Maine answered with its second goal of the quarter at 25:42 to tie the game, 2-2, at halftime.
3RDQUARTER: The teams continued to trade goals in the third quarter, with Providence taking a 3-2 lead just 3:09 into the action. Senior Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.), who led the Friars in goals last season, tallied her first of the year off a feed from fell senior Mary O'Reilly (Longmeadow, Mass.). The Black Bears responded with a goal just 24-seconds later after being awarded a penalty corner on the game's next possession. At 36:42, the Friars took the lead back, 4-3, as sophomore Niamh Gowing (Dublin, Ireland) tallied her first collegiate goal, unassisted. Graduate student goalkeeper Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) preserved the Friars' one-goal lead as she saved a penalty-stroke opportunity at 39:38. Maine's Cassandra Mascarenhas tried to put the ball into the left corner of the cage, but Rice deflected it beyond the post.
4THQUARTER: Providence recorded eight shots in the fourth quarter, while Maine fired off seven attempts at the cage. The Black Bears were the only team to convert, tying the game, 4-4, with 12:33 remaining. The Friars earned six of their 12 penalty corners in the fourth quarter, including three in the final two minutes, but couldn't cross the goal line. The two teams would head to overtime tied, 4-4.
OVERTIME: Freshman Nora Goddard-Despot (North Vancouver, British Columbia) scored the game-winner for Providence just 2:46 into overtime to give the Friars a 5-4 win. It marked her first collegiate goal and came off a reverse stick five yards in front of the cage.
NOTES:
- Sunday's 5-4 overtime victory against No. 24 Maine marked the first win over a ranked opponent since Aug. 25, 2017. On that day, the Friars also defeated No. 24 Maine, 1-0, in Providence, R.I.
- Seven different players scored at least one point for the Friars, including five different goal scorers.
- Rice completed the game with seven saves, while Mia Borley collected five saves for Maine.
SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL):
Providence - 23 (10); Maine - 19 (11)
PENALTY CORNERS:
Providence – 12; Maine – 11
GOALKEEPING:
PC: Lydia Rice – 7 saves, 4 goals against, 72:46 minutes
UM: Mia Borley – 5 saves, 5 goal against, 72:46 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Providence College field hockey will return home to Lennon Family Field to host a pair of games against intra-state rivals Bryant (Sept. 6) and Brown (Sept. 8).
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
PROV
MAINE
Goals
5
4
Shots
23
19
Shots on Goal
10
11
Saves
7
5
Corners
12
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
41
50
Scoring Plays
Sydney CRAMER
Assisted By: Mikayla MICHALS
GOAL by PROV Sydney CRAMER (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Mikayla MICHALS.
12:12
Sulinski, Brooke
Assisted By: Ross, Julia
From left side one timer in front
16:06
Olivia WARD
One time mid-air shot to back left corne
21:53
Sulinski, Brooke
Assisted By: Davis, Hana
One timer across right to left
25:42
Izzy MENDEZ
Assisted By: Mary O'REILLY
One time, left to right across goal
33:09
Davis, Hana
Assisted By: Mascarenhas, Cassand
GOAL by MAINE Davis, Hana, Assist by Mascarenhas, Cassand.
33:33
Niamh GOWING
Right side of circle, back left of goal
36:42
Ricker, Brianna
Assisted By: Field, Riley
Tip
47:27
Nora GODDARD-DESPOT
reverse stick, middle
72:46
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
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