PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Providence College field hockey fell to Temple, 4-3 (OT/SO), on Friday, Oct. 30 in the regular-season finale in Philadelphia, Pa. Providence overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to tie the game, 2-2, early in the third quarter. The Friars came up with another game-tying effort with a minute left in regulation to second the match to overtime tied, 3-3. However, after a scoreless overtime session, the game was decided in a penalty shootout and Temple came away with the win.Â
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1STÂ QUARTER:
• The two teams played a scoreless first quarter (0-0).
• The Friars led in shots (3-1) and penalty corners (3-0).
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2NDÂ QUARTER:
• Temple took a 1-0 lead at 27:57 as Lucia Magro lifted a ball up over Providence goalkeeper
Ava Porter during a scrum in the circle.
• The Owls extended their lead to 2-0 at 29:30 after converting on a penalty corner.
• At the half, Temple led in shots (5-4) and Providence held the advantage in corners (3-1).
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3RDÂ QUARTER:
• The Friars came out strong in the third, scoring back-to-back goals in a span of 24 seconds within the first two minutes of action.
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Macie Pennisi netted the Friars' first goal at 31:23 on a penalty corner play assisted by
Johanna Mahner and
Martu Torre Festa.
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Lily Procaccianti scored the game-tying goal, unassisted, at 31:47 as she picked up a loose ball deep inside the circle.
• Both Providence goals came with a player advantage as Temple was assessed a green card at 31:04.
• The Friars held a 4-0 edge in shot attempts in the third.
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4THÂ QUARTER:
• Rozlyn Maciejewski gave the Owls a 3-2 lead.Â
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Ava Porter made two initial saves on a penalty corner opportunity before Maciejewski converted off a rebound.
• Providence pulled the goalkeeper in favor of an extra attacker at 55:03 and managed to get the equalizer with a minute left in regulation.
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Bo Martina was credited with the goal, unassisted, off a rebound during a penalty corner.
• The two teams went to overtime tied, 3-3.
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OVERTIME / SHOOTOUT:
• After a scoreless overtime session, the matched moved into a penalty shootout.
• Temple won the shootout, 3-1, to claim a 4-3 victory in the match.
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NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence College concluded the season with a 10-7 overall record (2-4 BIG EAST).
• Two of the teams' four BIG EAST losses were decided in penalty shootouts, with the first coming against BIG EAST regular-season champion UConn (L, 2-1).
• Porter completed the game with five saves for Providence, while Alex Lepore made eight stops in goal for Temple.
• The Friars led the game in shots (15-12), shots on goal (11-8) and penalty corners (7-5).
• Procaccianti finished the season ranked first on the team in points (19) and second in goals (eight).
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Carly van Benten finished the year second in points (18) and led the team in goals, with nine.
• Martina ranked third in scoring (14 points) on six goals and two assists. Three of her six goals on the season came during the final two games.
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- GO FRIARS! -
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