CASTLETON, Vt. – The Castleton field hockey team picked up their
second win in as many days on Sunday afternoon, defeating St. Joseph's
(Me.) by a final score of 2-1 in a non-conference contest.
Rachel Holland buried the game-winning goal on a penalty stroke with just 4:03 to play for the Spartans.
The win moves the Spartans to 4-6 overall, while St. Joseph's (Me.) is now 6-4.
Neither team could find much offense in the first half, as the squads
went into the break locked in a scoreless draw. The Monks held an 11-1
shot advantage in the first half, as well as a 6-1 edge in both shots on
goal and penalty corners.
Castleton came out firing, as Anna-Michelle Fabian broke the scoreless tie just over two minutes into the second half. Haley Spittle found Fabian in front of the cage on a pass from the endline to make it 1-0 in favor of the home team.
St. Joseph's would score the equalizer nearly 20 minutes later, when
Kelsey Dumond took a pass from Amanda Celata on a penalty corner and
blasted one past the Spartan goalie.
With time winding down, the Monks scored what looked to be the
go-ahead goal, however the call was quickly overturned the by officials,
who ruled that the ball glanced off the body of a St. Joseph's player.
Minutes later, Spartans were awarded a penalty stroke after a
physical encounter in the shooting circle. Holland stepped to the line
and drove one into the upper-left side of the cage to give Castleton a
2-1 advantage with just over four minutes remaining, a score that would
hold until the final whistle.
Meeghan Doris stopped seven shots in the win, while Gabrielle Ryan chipped in with three defensive saves for the Spartans. Emma Astbury stopped two shots for the Monks in the game.
St. Joseph's (Me.) held a 21-9 shot advantage in the contest, while taking 11 penalty corners to Castleton's four.
Castleton is back in action on Friday, Oct. 9, when they host
Colby-Sawyer. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
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