Second Half Effort Propels No. 2 Field Hockey Past Limestone

Saturday, October 19

Virginia Beach, VA

1:00 PM

Millersville University

(12-1)

Limestone

(10-3)

Millersville

Limestone

Second Half Effort Propels No. 2 Field Hockey Past Limestone

10/19/2013 2:29:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Virginia Beach, Va. - Millersville's Champayne Hess and Arianna Grays scored second-half goals four minutes apart to break a scoreless tie and lift the No. 2-ranked Marauders past No. 8 Limestone, 2-1.

Limestone (10-3) and Millersville (12-1) played to a dead heat for the first 35 minutes, and Saints' goalkeeper Lindsay Hinton even saved a Katelyn Zapp penalty stroke with no time left on the clock to keep the game scoreless. The Marauders, however, took control in the final 35. And during an offensive onslaught that included five shots in just over two minutes, Hess scored her fifth goal of the season by following her own shot that was initially saved.

Millersville kept the pressure on Hinton, picking up four penalty corners between 47:34 and 50:13. On the fourth corner, Rachel Dickinson's shot was blocked, Zapp's was saved, but Grays, who was positioned on the right post, knocked the ball into the corner, giving the Marauders a 2-0 lead.

Limestone drew within one with 10:30 to go on a goal from Rebekah Baker and assist from Jill Funkhouser.

Millersville held a 12-2 edge in shots in the second period and took the first 12 of the half. The Marauders also used a 7-2 edge in corners in the period.

Millersville's Lauren Sotzin made both of her saves in the first half. Hinton stopped 10 shots for the Saints. Twelve of Millersville's 16 shots were on goal.

Millersville and Newberry clash in a neutral site contest in Virginia Beach, Va. Sunday at 1 p.m. Fans can follow the live stats.