Tess Csejka vs. Lehigh
Matt Woolverton
1
BU BU (3-5)
3
Winner Massachusetts UMASS (6-2)
BU BU
(3-5)
1
Final
3
Massachusetts UMASS
(6-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
BU BU 0 0 1 0 1
Massachusetts UMASS 0 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Terriers Topped by No. 20 Massachusetts, 3-1

AMHERST, Mass. – The Boston University field hockey team opened the scoring but was unable to hold off No. 20 Massachusetts as the Minutewomen posted a 3-1 victory on Monday evening at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.
 
Junior Tess Csejka broke a scoreless tie in the early stages of the second half when she scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
 
UMass got a quick equalizer and took the lead soon after before securing the victory.
 
BU moves to 3-5 on the year while the Minutewomen improve to 6-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Neither team was able to get on the scoreboard in the opening half.
  • Senior Caroline Kelly made two saves in the BU goal in each of the first two quarters.
  • Late in the second quarter BU created a numbers advantage and used it to put three shots on goal but a UMass defensive save preceded a pair of stops by netminde Mytre van Herwijnen.
  • The Terriers came out of the gate strong in the second half and were rewarded just 1:16 into the third quarter as graduate student Casey Thompson found Csejka on the left side of the circle, where the junior snuck a shot past van Herwijnen and into the back of the cage.
  • The lead was short-lived, however, as the Minutewomen quickly earned a corner on the other end and used it to come up with an equalizer.
  • Claire Danahy redirected an offering from Mali Herberhold high into the netting at 33:43 to make it a 1-1 contest.
  • The home team was opportunistic and suddenly found itself in the lead when Steph Gottwais scored at the 37:15 mark.
  • BU continued to come up with chances the remainder of the game but could not get another shot past the UMass defense.
  • The Minutewomen got an insurance goal in the 52nd minute when Herberhold and Dahahy connected again off a corner.
  • With just over six minutes to play, lightning moved into the area and caused what ended up being a 90-minute delay.
  • When play resumed, BU pulled goalkeeper Kate Thomason in favor of another field player and used an aggressive press to create a few more opportunities, including four corners.
  • UMass held off the late spurt and sealed the two-goal win.
 
GAME NOTES
  • BU held a 19-13 advantage in shots and recorded 13 after halftime.
  • Each team earned seven penalty corners.
  • Kelly stopped all four shots on goal that she faced in the opening half.
  • Junior Kate Thomason came on at the half and allowed three goals without making a save.
  • Csejka has now scored a goal in six of BU's eight contests, including three straight.

UP NEXT
  • BU will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 24) when it hosts Holy Cross for a Patriot League contest.
  • Game time at Harvard's Berylson Field is set for 1 p.m.

 
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