Sunday, March 21
Easton, PA
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Boston University
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Lafayette
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Pettisani Overtime Goal Pushes Field Hockey Past Lafayette, 2-1
March 21, 2021 | Field Hockey
EASTON, Pa. - Senior Alexis Pettisani scored her first collegiate goal 2:15 into overtime to lift the Boston University field hockey team to a 2-1 victory at Lafayette on Sunday afternoon at Rappolt Field.
The Terriers improve to 2-0 on the year while the Leopards drop to 2-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Terriers improve to 2-0 on the year while the Leopards drop to 2-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless opening half, senior Liz Ryan opened the scoring in the 37th minute.
- Junior Casey Thompson sent a ball through traffic from the right side and it went off Ryan's stick by the near post and trickled in to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead.
- The Leopards tied the game three minutes later when Tara Hamilton pounced on a loose ball in the circle and got it past BU netminder Caroline Kelly.
- In overtime off a restart, Pettisani wove around the Lafayette defense from the right side before slipping a shot past the Leopards' goalkeeper to give the Terriers their second straight road win.
- The Terriers doubled up the Leopards in shots, 6-3, and held a 3-1 edge in corners.
- Kelly made two saves to earn the win in goal.
- BU's four goals this season have been scored by four different players.
- The Terriers will play their first home contest in exactly 17 months when they welcome Colgate to New Balance Field for a two-game series next weekend.
- The opener on Saturday (March 27) will take place at 3 p.m. and the teams will meet again on Sunday (March 28) at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
BU
LAFAYETT
Goals
2
1
Shots
6
3
Shots on Goal
2
3
Saves
2
0
Corners
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
24
24
Scoring Plays
Ryan, Liz
Assisted By: Thompson, Casey
GOAL by BU Ryan, Liz (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Thompson, Casey.
36:49
Hamilton, Tara (1)
GOAL by LAFAYETT Hamilton, Tara, goal number 1 for season.
40:47
Pettisani, Alexis
GOAL by BU Pettisani, Alexis.
62:15
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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