Field Hockey | August 30, 2017

PHILADELPHIA- The La Salle field hockey team will travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to take on Lehigh in the team's first away game of the season. The Explorers will face the Mountainhawks fresh off a win against LIU Brooklyn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1.

La Salle Explorers (1-1) vs. Lehigh Mountainhawks (1-1)
Fri., Sept 1 | 5:00 PM | Bethlehem, Pa.
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Scouting the Explorers…

- The Explorers split opening weekend at Hank DeVincent 1-1, posting a win 1-0 win over LIU Brooklyn.

- In the season opener loss against Appalachian State, rookie Rialee Allen netted her first career goal for the Explorers after an assist from Eileen Dzwill.

- Mackenzie Karcher put in the only goal of the game against LIU to help La Salle capture the win.

- Michelle Marks Salmi is in her ninth season at the helm as she embarks on another season with the goals of making the A-10 tournament.
 
Scouting the Mountainhawks…

- The Explorers captured the last meeting between the two teams a season ago in a 2-1 final.

- Lehigh is coming off a 4-0 loss at the hands of Ohio State in Bethlehem.

- In their home opener, Lehigh topped La Salle's latest defeat LIU Brooklyn in a 1-0 contest as well.

- Lenke Havas scored the only goal against the Blackbirds in the win, from a pass from Maddie Leavitt in a penalty corner.