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Eliza Bates for SNHU field hockey
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN (1-3)
3
Winner Pace PACE (4-2)
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
(1-3)
2
Final
3
Pace PACE
(4-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 1 0 1 0 0 2
Pace PACE 0 2 0 0 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Upset Bid Falls Short for Field Hockey in 3-2 OT Loss at Pace

Penmen Drop Conference Opener Saturday

When and Where: September 16, 2023 – Pleasantville, N.Y. (Peter X. Finnerty Field)
Score:  Pace University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2 (OT)
Records: SNHU 1-3 (0-1 NE10), Pace 4-2 (1-0 NE10)

Junior Eliza Bates (Newport, N.H.) tied the game in the third quarter, but SNHU field hockey saw it's upset bid fall short in a 3-2 loss in overtime at Pace University in the Northeast-10 Conference opener Saturday in Pleasantville, N.Y.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Sophomore Anne Wiersma (Veldhoven, Netherlands) - 1 goal
  • Bates – 1 goal
  • Freshman Jade Hendriks (Huissen, The Netherlands) - 1 assist
  • Sophomore Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) – 13 saves
KEY MOMENTS
  • Wiersma put the Penmen up 1-0 with her first goal of the season in the closing minutes of the first quarter.  She was able to score on a rebound in front of the Setter cage.
  • Krista Dietz tied the game at 18:30 and the Setters went ahead when Eveline Bussemaker scored from a low angle with 41 seconds left in the first half.
  • Bates tied the game at 2-2 off a pass from Hendriks with 5:18 to go in the third quarter.
  • Dietz scored the game-winning goal about five minutes into overtime.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Penmen were outshot 24-12 for the contest including 16-7 on goal.
  • Pace had a 10-9 advantage on penalty corners.
  • Setter goalie Celeste Pagliaroli made five saves.
NOTES
  • The game served as the NE10 opener for both teams.  Pace went 13-8 a year ago, advancing to the NE10 Championship.
  • Eveline Bussemaker, a Pace graduate student, is the sister of SNHU sophomore Suzanne Bussemaker (Bussum, Netherlands).
  • Pace wins against Southern New Hampshire for the seventh time in eight meetings.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will be home on Wednesday, September 20 against Franklin Pierce University at 6 p.m.
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