No. 12 Field Hockey Defeats Connecticut College, 3-2
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sept. 20, 2002 – Springfield College sophomore forward
Kim Stevens (North Knox, Maine) converted a penalty stroke with 7:16 remaining in the match to lead the No. 12 ranked Pride to the 3-2 win over Connecticut College in field hockey action on Benedum Field this afternoon.
Springfield junior back
Maylese Leyva (Harwich, Mass.) put the Pride (4-2) on the board 11:12 into the game, before Connecticut (1-1) junior forward
Emily Huffman (Oklahoma City, Okla.) tied the score 4:54 later as the two teams played to a 1-1 halftime deadlock.
Pride sophomore midfielder
Lydia Grant (Granby, Conn.) put SC on top 2:30 into the second half on an assist from sophomore back
Jen Durgin (Gorham, Maine), before the Camels again tied the score on a tally by senior midfielder
Eleni Kotsonis (Louisville, Ky.) and an assist by Huffman 4:53 later.
Stevens, SC’s leading scorer, netted the game-winner to keep the Pride perfect at home this year with a 4-0 record, and broke a two-game losing skid after opening the season 3-0.
Springfield goalkeeper
Lindsay Pardue (Houston, Texas) and Connecticut goalkeeper
Ashley Kenerson (Wenham, Mass.) were each credited with six saves for the match.
Springfield is ranked No. 12 in the latest (Sept. 17) National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III poll.
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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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