Ithaca Edges Field Hockey, 2-1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Oct. 20, 2002 – Springfield College sophomore forward
Lydia Grant (Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial) notched a goal but it was Ithaca College that came away with a 2-1 win in stroke-off in a non-conference field hockey contest at Benedum Field.
Bombers freshman
Natasha Snowden (Tisbury, Mass.) tallied the game-winner in strokeoff burying a shot past diving Pride goalie
Lindsey Pardue (Houston, Texas/Episcopal).
Snowden put the Bombers on top 1-0 with her goal 31:26 into the contest. The Pride tied the game on Grant’s fifth goal of the season with 47:35 remaining on an assist from
Maylese Leyva (Harwich, Mass.).
With the loss, Springfield drops to 8-8 (3-3, NEWMAC) while Ithaca improves to 6-6. The Pride looks to end its four-game losing skid when SC travels to Williams on Oct. 24.
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Head Coach Melissa Sharpe
After eight years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Sharpe, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 120-58 record, good for a winning percentage of .674 at the helm of her alma mater.
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E-Mail | Phone: 413.748.3167
