Cougars Fall to #13
Elizabethtown
UNION, N.J. (10/25/08) - Elizabethtown College
netted three goals in a 90 second span to break a 1-1 tie and
defeat host Kean University, 4-1, in non-conference field hockey
action on Saturday afternoon.
The 13th-ranked Blue Jays (15-3) snapped the 12-game
winning streak for the Cougars (13-3).
Elizabethtown senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, Md.) scored
two goals, including the game-winner, while Kean junior
Brittany Gibbs (West Deptford, N.J.) scored her
23rd goal of the season.
In the final eight minutes of the game, Miles broke the 1-1 tie,
scoring off the assist from junior forward Brenna Noon
(Wyomissing, N.J.) at 62:04.
The Blue Jays scored again just 43 seconds later, as sophomore
Liz DeMatteis (Newark, Del.) sent a pass to senior forward
Megan Angstadt (Oley, Pa.) for the two-goal
advantage.
Elizabethtown tacked on one more goal, as Miles closed out the
scoring just 89 seconds (63:33) after her first goal on the pass
from sophomore midfielder Meg Cassels (Downingtown, Pa.).
Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead at 11:13 into the game on a
penalty corner when senior back Tiffany Vogel (Annville,
Pa.) scored off the pass from Angstadt.
The Cougars quickly tied the game just 1:35 later, when junior
Laura Janousek (Yardville, N.J.) sent a pass from
the top of the circle that senior Stephanie Cirino
(Warminster, Pa.) tipped over to Gibbs (pictured right)
for the goal at 12:48.
Kean goalkeeper Ashlie Berghold (Boyertown,
Pa.) and Blue Jays goalie Liz Hannegan (Lancaster,
Pa.) each stopped three shots in the game. The Cougars
held an 11-3 edge in penalty corners, however Elizabethtown had a
slight 11-10 advantage in shots, including a 7-2 edge in the second
half.
The Cougars host New Jersey Athletic Conference leader and #1
The College of New Jersey in a conference game on Tuesday, October
28, at 7:30 p.m.