Box Score COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Playing home for the first time in three
weeks, the Bears used that to their advantage in a 9-1 defeat of
The College of New Jersey on Tuesday night in a match-up of two
nationally-ranked field hockey teams.
The Bears (5-2), who came into the game ranked fifth in the latest
poll, outshot the Lions (4-1) 41-3 in the victory. The Lions came
into the game ranked fourth in the latest poll.
Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper
Perkiomen) and senior forward Jen Hooven
(Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) each had two goals in
the win, while junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm,
Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had two assists.
The scoring started early as junior back Lindsey Doutt
(Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) had her first goal
of the season on an assist from junior back Taylor
Weidensaul (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) just 9:14 in
for the 1-0 lead.
Thren then scored her first goal of the evening, following a pass
from Wimmer that sailed just over the head of sophomore Lion goalie
Shannon Syciarz at 13:56 for a 2-0 lead.
Less than one minute later, 59 seconds to be exact, Hooven scored
her first goal of the game on an assist from senior forward
Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 14:57
for a 3-0 lead. Thren would score her second goal, and
13th goal of the season, at 27:37 on a drive from
midfield for the 4-0 lead.
The Bears scored at the horn as Wimmer hit a blast near the top of
the circle for the 5-0 lead.
In the second half, Weidensaul scored her first goal of the season
at 38:51 for a 6-0 lead. Hooven then scored her second goal of the
game at 39:54 as she was assisted by Wimmer for the 7-0 lead.
TCNJ got on the board at 50:58 as freshman midfielder Camille
Passucci scored her first collegiate goal off of rebound against
Bears junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater
(Bethlehem, Pa./George School) .
Ursinus would tack on two more as senior midfielder Kelly
Becker (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) scored on a
penalty stroke at 53:01, and junior midfielder Megan Yoder
(Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) then scored on a blast
at 67:45.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney's Point, N.J./St.
Elizabeth) played 44 minutes for the Bears, not making
save.
For the Lions, Syciarz made ten saves in 40 minutes, while
sophomore Sammi Brach had four saves in 30 minutes.
Ursinus opens Centennial play on Saturday at Dickinson.
