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Field Hockey dodges the Bullets for a 2-1 victory
Issue date: 9/20/07
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Despite out-shooting the Gettysburg Bullets (3-2), it took an overtime for the #12 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays to score their second goal for another field hockey victory. The win improved the Jays' record to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference. The Blue Jays are now ranked second in the Centennial Conference.
The team went into the game coming off their first loss in a close game to #8 Salisbury, eventually losing 2-1. Despite favorable rankings, the Jays were put on the defensive immediately as Gettysburg took the lead 1-0. Gettysburg's junior forward Savannah Ruth snuck the ball in past the defense that had scattered itself in front of the goal after a penalty stroke.
The Bullets and Blue Jays proved to be almost equally matched - for almost half an hour both teams took turns running up and down the field. Each attempt to score was squashed by the opposing goalie and defense, until junior midfielder Leah Horton took advantage of a penalty shot to tie the game at 1-1.
No one else was able to convert for the Jays for the rest of the second half. Although Hopkins continued to out-shoot the Bullets, there was little margin for error. Hopkins fought the ball down field, expertly flying by the midfielders, only to be thwarted when they reached the goal.
The Bullets were not only playing defense in front of the goalpost. Sophomore goalie Sophia Tieu was tested throughout the game. Tieu had nine saves, a season high.
As both teams battled during the last seconds of the half, the Jays were unable to score within the last minute of regulation. The game was forced into overtime.
The team gathered around Coach Megan Callahan Fraser in the brief minutes before the beginning of overtime.
"We have changed our system this year slightly to give us a more run-and-gun type style on offense and more support on defense. [Gettysburg] did a good job of stopping our transition," Coach Fraser said.
As the six players and goalie went on the field, they immediately enacted their new offensive style. In only 17 seconds, the Blue Jays ended the extra minutes perfectly as junior forward Adair Landy passed to junior All-American Miller.
The team went into the game coming off their first loss in a close game to #8 Salisbury, eventually losing 2-1. Despite favorable rankings, the Jays were put on the defensive immediately as Gettysburg took the lead 1-0. Gettysburg's junior forward Savannah Ruth snuck the ball in past the defense that had scattered itself in front of the goal after a penalty stroke.
The Bullets and Blue Jays proved to be almost equally matched - for almost half an hour both teams took turns running up and down the field. Each attempt to score was squashed by the opposing goalie and defense, until junior midfielder Leah Horton took advantage of a penalty shot to tie the game at 1-1.
No one else was able to convert for the Jays for the rest of the second half. Although Hopkins continued to out-shoot the Bullets, there was little margin for error. Hopkins fought the ball down field, expertly flying by the midfielders, only to be thwarted when they reached the goal.
The Bullets were not only playing defense in front of the goalpost. Sophomore goalie Sophia Tieu was tested throughout the game. Tieu had nine saves, a season high.
As both teams battled during the last seconds of the half, the Jays were unable to score within the last minute of regulation. The game was forced into overtime.
The team gathered around Coach Megan Callahan Fraser in the brief minutes before the beginning of overtime.
"We have changed our system this year slightly to give us a more run-and-gun type style on offense and more support on defense. [Gettysburg] did a good job of stopping our transition," Coach Fraser said.
As the six players and goalie went on the field, they immediately enacted their new offensive style. In only 17 seconds, the Blue Jays ended the extra minutes perfectly as junior forward Adair Landy passed to junior All-American Miller.
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