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Lehigh LEHIGH (5-11)
3
Winner La Salle LAS (7-10)
Lehigh LEHIGH
(5-11)
2
Final
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La Salle LAS
(7-10)
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Lehigh LEHIGH 1 0 1 0 2
La Salle LAS 2 0 1 0 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Defeats Lehigh on Senior Day, 3-2

PHILADELPHIA - Senior Lauren Lechleitner scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the La Salle field hockey team to a 3-2 victory over Lehigh on Senior Day at Hank DeVincent Field Sunday. Classmates Amanda Chapin and Chloe Lucky registered an assist on the deciding tally, Emma Provost earned the win in goal and the fifth senior, Taylor Hafer, provided a spark up top all afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Explorers wasted no time opening the scoring as junior Rialee Allen scored at the 2:08 mark of the first quarter off a feed from freshman Emma Holzman. The assist was the first of Holzman's career.
  • Moments later, La Salle doubled its lead as Allen again found the scoring touch after Lechleitner sent a ball into the scoring area.
  • The action-packed first quarter continued as Lehigh's Drew Pecora notched her 12th goal of the season to pull the visitors to within one.
  • The score remained 2-1 heading into halftime, as the second quarter featured just one shot between the two teams and two penalty corners.
  • Seniors connected early in the third stanza to regain a two-goal advantage for the Explorers, as Lucky inserted a penalty corner and found Chapin outside the striking circle.
  • Chapin sent a beautiful ball towards cage that was redirected by Lechleitner to put La Salle on top, 3-1.
  • Lehigh bounced back and edged closer in the 40th minute, when Amanda Boyer scored to bring the Mountain Hawks within one at 3-2.
  • La Salle played solidly after the goal, outshooting the Mountain Hawks by a 5-1 margin in a scoreless fourth quarter.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Chapin's assist was her 10th of the season, marking just the fourth time in La Salle single-season history that an Explorer has accumulated double-digit assists.
  • Over her four-year career, she has 19 assists which moves her into a tie for fifth on La Salle's career list with Neelam Kumar (2009-12).
  • Provost made four saves to pick up her third win of the season in goal for the Explorers, who outshot Lehigh, 13-8, for the game.
UP NEXT
  • La Salle concludes the 2019 season with a matchup against local foe Saint Joseph's at Hank DeVincent Field on Thursday, Oct. 31.
  • Opening pass against the nationally-ranked Hawks, who were No. 11 in the country heading into last week, is set for 3:00 p.m.
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