University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, November 4
Amherst, Mass.
2 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
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No. 17 Saint Joseph's
Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics
Field Hockey Outlasted By No. 17 Saint Joseph’s In Atlantic 10 Championship Game
November 04, 2017 | Field Hockey
Minutewomen fall, 3-2, in double overtime heartbreaker
AMHERST, Mass. – Saint Joseph's freshman Emily Peters scored in the 95th minute to lift the No. 17 nationally ranked and top-seeded Hawks over second-seeded University of Massachusetts field hockey, 3-2, in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game on Saturday afternoon. The tightly-contested match was played before a packed crowd of over 800 fans turning out to the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.
Four Minutewomen were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team in Sophie de Jonge, Emily Hazard, Grace Horgan and Shauna Rankin-Byrne.
"I'm really proud of this team," said head coach Barb Weinberg. "[Down two], the seniors took it into their own hands to say 'we're not letting this happen' and we were able to put two goals on the board in the last few minutes of regulation. I'm really proud of the effort. In terms of leaving it all out there, there's not more that I could have asked today."
Between the pipes, Hazard made eight saves for UMass, while Victoria Kammerinke had seven stops for the Hawks.
Despite being outshot 6-1 in the first half the Minutewomen generated multiple offensive opportunities in the opening stanza. However, on each attempt Kammerinke and the Hawks' circle defense made the needed adjustments to keep the match scoreless. At the other end, Hazard brought the crowd to its feet after each of her six first half saves.
SJU went on the board first on a Jordan Olenginski strike in the 42nd minute, taking a pass at the bottom left circle from Kathrin Bentz.
The Hawks doubled their lead in the 59th minute courtesy of Emily Henry. Henry was camped at the right post and caused a deflection after a dish from Olenginski. Massachusetts then used its timeout to regroup.
UMass narrowed the deficit back to one in the 68th minute. After Lucy Cooper inserted a penalty corner to Sarah Hawkshaw, Cooper darted to her left toward the cage and caused a redirection of Hawkshaw's subsequent shot, facilitating a bouncing ball that narrowly evaded the stick of a Hawks defender and trickled into the right corner.
Hazard was pulled immediately following the Cooper goal and replaced with Rankin-Byrne at kicking back.
Just over a minute later and with the final 60 seconds of regulation looming, Massachusetts capitalized on another corner for the equalizer. Cooper inserted once more with Mirra Stillman at the top of the circle for the stop, leaving the ball to Georgie McTear who quickly fired between two Hawks and past Kammerinke, vaulting the Minutewomen into celebration and sending the fans into a frenzy.
The Maroon and White put two shots on target in the first overtime period, marked in part by a chance for Cooper. In the 79th minute Hawkshaw forced a takeaway and found Cooper with a beautifully-timed lead pass, going 1-on-1 with Kammerinke before the charging goalkeeper dove for the save and kept the match alive.
The game-winning sequence for Saint Joseph's was opened by Anna Willocks, who turned into the top of the circle and popped a reverse-stick shot that was tipped home by Peters from the right to seal the victory.
Saint Joseph's improves to 18-3 with the victory and will receive the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A selection show to determine seeding and matchups for the championship will be hosted by the NCAA at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5.
For the latest news and updates on UMass field hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassFH), Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey) and Facebook (UMass Field Hockey).
Four Minutewomen were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team in Sophie de Jonge, Emily Hazard, Grace Horgan and Shauna Rankin-Byrne.
"I'm really proud of this team," said head coach Barb Weinberg. "[Down two], the seniors took it into their own hands to say 'we're not letting this happen' and we were able to put two goals on the board in the last few minutes of regulation. I'm really proud of the effort. In terms of leaving it all out there, there's not more that I could have asked today."
Between the pipes, Hazard made eight saves for UMass, while Victoria Kammerinke had seven stops for the Hawks.
Despite being outshot 6-1 in the first half the Minutewomen generated multiple offensive opportunities in the opening stanza. However, on each attempt Kammerinke and the Hawks' circle defense made the needed adjustments to keep the match scoreless. At the other end, Hazard brought the crowd to its feet after each of her six first half saves.
SJU went on the board first on a Jordan Olenginski strike in the 42nd minute, taking a pass at the bottom left circle from Kathrin Bentz.
The Hawks doubled their lead in the 59th minute courtesy of Emily Henry. Henry was camped at the right post and caused a deflection after a dish from Olenginski. Massachusetts then used its timeout to regroup.
UMass narrowed the deficit back to one in the 68th minute. After Lucy Cooper inserted a penalty corner to Sarah Hawkshaw, Cooper darted to her left toward the cage and caused a redirection of Hawkshaw's subsequent shot, facilitating a bouncing ball that narrowly evaded the stick of a Hawks defender and trickled into the right corner.
Hazard was pulled immediately following the Cooper goal and replaced with Rankin-Byrne at kicking back.
Just over a minute later and with the final 60 seconds of regulation looming, Massachusetts capitalized on another corner for the equalizer. Cooper inserted once more with Mirra Stillman at the top of the circle for the stop, leaving the ball to Georgie McTear who quickly fired between two Hawks and past Kammerinke, vaulting the Minutewomen into celebration and sending the fans into a frenzy.
The Maroon and White put two shots on target in the first overtime period, marked in part by a chance for Cooper. In the 79th minute Hawkshaw forced a takeaway and found Cooper with a beautifully-timed lead pass, going 1-on-1 with Kammerinke before the charging goalkeeper dove for the save and kept the match alive.
The game-winning sequence for Saint Joseph's was opened by Anna Willocks, who turned into the top of the circle and popped a reverse-stick shot that was tipped home by Peters from the right to seal the victory.
Saint Joseph's improves to 18-3 with the victory and will receive the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A selection show to determine seeding and matchups for the championship will be hosted by the NCAA at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5.
For the latest news and updates on UMass field hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassFH), Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey) and Facebook (UMass Field Hockey).
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