PHILADELPHIA - Junior Lauren Lechleitner scored the game-winning goal minutes into the second half and the La Salle University field hockey team withstood a late charge by Rider to come away with a 2-1 win at Hank DeVincent Field on Tuesday. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• La Salle jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as senior Mackenzie Karcher rifled a shot from near the edge of the circle off a penalty corner from junior Amanda Chapin. 
• The goal was Karcher's team-leading seventh on the season while for Chapin, it was her eighth assists which ties her for the team lead with senior Logan Oh.
• The contest remained a one-goal game until early in the second half, when Lechleitner scored her fourth goal of the year to push the Explorers on top by a 2-0 margin.
• Tess van Ommeren pulled the Broncs back to within one with a tally in the 51st minute, as she finished on an opportunity in front of cage.
• Rider had a chance to tie the game with less than five minutes to go, but senior defender Megan Kida made a key defensive save on a shot on frame by Carly Brosius.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• La Salle held a slim 11-8 edge in shots and a much more significant 8-3 lead in penalty corners.
• Oh had a team-high four shots while Karcher added three, including two on frame.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Emelynn Sneary had five saves to pick up her second straight win.

UP NEXT

• La Salle takes the short trip to No. 12 Saint Joseph's for an Atlantic 10 contest on Friday, Oct. 26, with the game scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.
• The action can be seen live on ESPN+.