Worcester State 4, WPI 2
Worcester, MA --- Junior Samantha
Janda (Sterling, MA) and classmate Sarah
Cozzens (Lancaster, MA) each notched a goal and an
assist to lift Worcester State to a 4-2 road victory over WPI in a
non-conference field hockey tilt on Tuesday evening. With the
win, the Lancers up their record to 4-3 overall while the Engineers
level their mark at 4-4.
The combination of Janda and Cozzens hooked up 8:35 into the
contest when Janda tapped in a feed by Cozzens to give the Lancers
a 1-0 advantage.
Less than three minutes later WPI evened the match when junior
Danielle Antonellis (Duxbury, MA) slid a pass to third-year Sasha
Marokhovsky (Upton, MA), who arced a shot into the upper right
corner of the net.
WSU went ahead 2-1 early in the 21st minute when
senior Megan Feehan
(Lunenburg, MA) connected from six yards out on a setup by
Janda. The hosts answered again at 26:57 as sophomore Megan
Read (Wrentham, MA) fed classmate Maggie Wigley (Bridgewater, MA)
for her third goal of the season.
The two teams looked like they would go into the locker room
tied at the half, but senior Karla
Rotondi (Tewksbury, MA) collected a deflection off a
rebound and potted what proved to be the game-winning goal with
just 21 seconds remaining before intermission.
The second half saw few scoring chances for both teams.
Worcester State sealed the victory with just under seven minutes
remaining when Cozzens blasted an unassisted goal from the right
side. WSU had two penalty corners in the waning seconds, the
second of which saw a highlight reel defensive save by
WPI's junior Katye Milligan (Skowhegan, ME).
Junior Kat
Masterjohn (Warren, MA) earned the save in net for the
Lancers, making six stops. Sophomore Aly Caceres (Fall River, MA)
was credited with three saves for the Engineers, who outshot the
visitors 12-8 and enjoyed a 9-5 edge in penalty
corners.
WPI is off until next Tuesday, when it wraps up a five-game
homestand with a 7 PM showdown against Nichols. Worcester
State is back in action on Thursday, hosting Becker at 7
PM.
Release Courtesy of WPI Sports Information