Box Score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - After falling behind 2-0 early, Franklin
& Marshall's field hockey team rallied for a 3-2 win, upsetting
#17 Elizabethtown in the season opener for both teams. Allison
McLaren scored a pair for F&M, including the game-winner.
The Blue Jays (0-1) got on the board 7:17 in and then scored
again seven minutes later to get a 2-0 jump on the Diplomats (1-0).
McLaren answered 32 seconds after the Jays' second tally,
getting beyond the Elizabethtown defense to beat Liz Hannegan.
McLaren netted the game winner 13:05 into the second period on one
of six F&M penalty corners in the half. Chelsey Talhelm fired
Allison Bauer's insertion towards the Jays' cage and watched while
McLaren redirected the shot into the net for the go-ahead goal.
McLaren's goal broke the 2-2 tie, arrived at with 1:22 left in
the first half. That's when Paulette Cutruzzula directed a ball
into the circle for Eileen O'Reilly to fire it home. Hannegan was
under duress throughout, facing 13 F&M shots. She stopped six.
At the other end, Naomi Stone turned away three of Elizabethtown's
seven shots, two in the second half.
The Diplomats' victory marks the first over a ranked opponent
since F&M knocked off #17 Lynchburg last September. F&M
returns to action on Saturday for the home opener against Eastern.
Franklin & Marshall (1-0) vs. Elizabethtown Coll.
(0-1)
Goals by period
1 2 Tot
Franklin & Marshall. 2 1 - 3
Elizabethtown Coll.. 2 0 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 7:17 ETOWN Caitlin Grimes (1) (Liz
DeMatteis) - Deflection of crossing pass
2. 14:07 ETOWN Martina White (1) (Julie Foster) -
Tipped home shot from top
3. 14:39 F&M Allison McLaren (1) (unassisted) -
Broke behind defense, beat keeper
4. 33:38 F&M Eileen O'Reilly (1) (Paulette
Cutruzzula) - Shot outside circle tipped 10 feet out
5. 48:05 F&M Allison McLaren (1) (Chelsey
Talhelm;Allison Bauer) - Deflection off corner shot
Shots: Franklin & Marshall 13, Elizabethtown Coll. 7
Saves: Franklin & Marshall 3 (Naomi Stone 3),
Elizabethtown Coll. 6 (Liz Hannegan 6)
