DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team fell to Mercy College in overtime, 2-1 in Northeast 10 conference play. The Owls fall to 0-10 on the season and 0-7 in the NE10, while Mercy improves to 3-5 overall and 3-4 in the NE10.
Senior
Brianna Craft (Hamden, Conn.) stopped three shots between the pipes for the Owls. Junior
Karley Welles (Newington, Conn.) notched her second goal of the season and topped a season-high in shots with seven, while junior
Jessica Maier (Enfield, Conn.) had a season-high five shots.
OT1: MER 2, SCS 1
How it Happened
- A matchup featuring the top two goalkeepers in the conference, both went untested in the first quarter as both Craft and Viscione stopped one apiece.
- After a scoreless second quarter, the action picked up in the third as two penalty strokes were awarded, one for each team. The Mavericks capitalized as Rebecca Podsckoch gave Mercy a 1-0 lead.
- Welles tied the game in the 54th minute off a feed from Abigail Kellerman (Fairfield, Conn.).
- Mercy collected their game-winner a minute and a half into the overtime to seal their victory.
Notes
- SCSU had a season-high 17 penalty corners. The previous season-high was 10 against Bentley on Sept. 21.
- The Owls had a season-high 16 shots. Their last season-high was on Sept. 8 against Mansfield when they had 12.
- Abigail Kellerman registered her first collegiate assist on Karley Welles' game-tying goal.
- This is the Owls second overtime game this season. The last was against American International College on Sept. 17.
- Brianna Craft is approaching the NCAA Division II career saves record. With three saves today, she needs just 11 saves to break the national record.
Up Next
Southern Connecticut is set to host Molloy College in NE10 action on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Lions at Jess Dow Field.
