Brown Field Hockey Defeats Rutgers 4-1
Brown was on the offensive for most of the first half, taking 18 shots inside of the circle and racking up six penalty corners, compared to Rutgers' two shots and two corners. The passing was near perfection for the Bears, who notched the first goal of the game at 27:12, when Lauren LaRochelle (Augusta, ME) redirected a drive from Lizzie Buza (Houston, TX). Brown kept firing away for the next twenty minutes, but Knights goalie Abby Joseph (Linwood, NJ) made ten saves to prevent any further scoring. With 6:56 left in the half, Hyun-Joo Park (Wayne, NJ) netted her fourth goal of the season, when Cory Pelletier (Walpole, MA) passed the ball to Cara Gardner (Hensall, ONT), who hit it to Park for the score. The half ended with Brown leading, 2-0.
The second half was started off with a third Brown goal, when Gardner went one-on-one with the goalie and found the back of the net with a reverse sweep at 32:31. Fifteen minutes later and fresh into the game, the Bears' Laurel Pierpoint (Jacksonville, FL) notched the fourth goal for her team on a pass made by Gardner. The Knights scored their lone goal at 10:38, when Adrienne Booth (Atco, NJ) crossed a ball that Jennifer Noon (Shaverton, PA) hit into the back of the net.
The Bears had a total of 23 shots in the game and nine penalty corners, while Rutgers had seven shots, eight corners, and two defensive saves.
Joseph made 13 saves in the net for the Knights, and Annie Owens (Louisville, KY) saved six shots for Brown.
The Bears, who improve their record to 4-3 overall, have their next game at home this Wednesday, October 4, when they take on the Northeastern Huskies at 4:00 p.m.
Game Summary RUTGERS 0 1 1 BROWN 2 2 4 Scoring Summary Team Half Time Goal Assist Score Brown 1 27:12 Lauren LaRochelle Lizzie Buza 1-0 Brown 1 6:56 Hyun-Joo Park Cory Pelletier Cara Gardner 2-0 Brown 2 32:31 Cara Gardner unassisted 3-0 Brown 2 17:15 Laurel Pierpoint Cara Gardner 4-0 Rutgers 2 10:38 Jennifer Noon Adrienne Booth 4-1 Shots on Goal: Rutgers (7), Brown (23) Penalty Corners: Rutgers (8), Brown (9) Goalkeeping: Brown Annie Owens 70 min. 6 saves, 1 goal Rutgers Abby Joseph 70 min. 13 saves, 4 goals
