Field Hockey Falls in Overtime Against VCU

Sunday, September 18

Towson, Md.

12 p.m.

Brown University

(5-1)

VCU

(4-3)

Brown

VCU

9/18/2022 3:16:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

TOWSON, Md. – The Brown Bears (5-1, 0-0 Ivy League) suffered a 3-2 overtime loss against the VCU Rams (4-3, 0-1 A10) Sunday afternoon on Towson's campus, ending the program-best five game winning streak to begin a a season.

Lexi Pellegrino led the Bears offensively and scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season and Julia Hitti recorded two defensive saves on the other side of the field to bring her career total to six.

"We played 30 minutes of the best hockey we've played all season; we pressed well and created a number of high quality scoring opportunities," said head coach Britt Broady. "Capitalizing on more of those opportunities would have changed the energy and momentum of the game going into the second half. We let VCU stay in the game and they fought hard to push the match into overtime."

Kate McCallum gave the Bears the early lead halfway into the opening quarter, finishing a centering pass from Lucy Adams for her second goal of the season.

After Adams hit the post five minutes into the second quarter, Pellegrino doubled Brown's lead, finishing for her fifth goal of the season after her initial shot was stopped by Sheridan Messier (3 saves).

VCU had the lone penalty corner opportunity of the first half but were unable to generate a shot. Brown goalkeeper Jodie Brine (4 saves) recorded a pair of saves in the opening half.

Brown's first penalty corner came halfway into the third quarter, but Pellegrino's shot was wide of Messier and the net.

The Rams cut into Brown's lead with 3:56 remaining in the third quarter with Camila Rosenbrock picking up the goal with Skyler Padgett assisting.

Hitti preserved the Bruno lead minutes later, recording her first defensive save of the season following a VCU penalty corner.

The captain added her second defensive save of the game early in the fourth quarter off another penalty corner, stopping a Litiana Field shot from finding the back of the net.

The Rams struck for the equalizer with 1:56 remaining in regulation, breaking through on their fifth penalty corner of the quarter. Field picked up the goal with Bridget McCormick assisting.

Field added the game-winner five minutes into overtime to give the Rams the victory.

GAME NOTES

Brown's five-game win streak to open the season matched the 1999 Bears for the longest streak to begin a campaign.
The five-game streak stands as the third-longest in program history alongside the 1999 Bears and the 1986 Bears. The '99 squad had two separate five-game winning streaks.
Today marked the third overtime game for the 2022 Bears, marking the seventh time dating back to 2000 a Brown team has gone to overtime three times in a season.
Pellegrino's stellar start to her career continued as the Westwood, Massachusetts native now has goals in four straight games and points in all six games this season.
Hitti's defensive saves marked the fifth and sixth of her career, moving her to sixth in program history alongside Maddie Ayles '19 and Laura Kavazanjian '06.
VCU finished the game with a 12-9 edge in shots and a 9-5 edge in shots on goal. The Rams also held the edge with eight penalty corners compared to three for the Bears.

Brown returns to College Hill to open Ivy League conference play on Friday (Sept. 23) against Yale (4-2, 0-0 Ivy League). Friday's game against the Bulldogs is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+. The Bears host Sacred Heart (0-6, 0-0 NEC) at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Sept. 25).

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