WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University field hockey team (5-6, 0-4 NEWMAC) hosted Salve Regina (7-4, 1-3 NEWMAC) in a mid-season conference battle that went beyond regulation. Sophomore Sedona Lee scored twice, once to give the Cougars an early lead and again to tie the game late. However, two minutes into overtime, a penalty stroke proved to be the difference, as the Seahawks converted to take home a 3-2 win.
How it Happened
- The Cougars struck first, with sophomore Olivia Bass locating Lee on a penalty corner for a tight-to-the-post finish five minutes in.
- The Seahawks fired three shots in rapid fashion five minutes later, with the last forcing the first save of the game from senior Rachel Reiter. Reiter added another save in the final minute as the quarter ended 1-0.
- Reiter added two more saves in the first five minutes of the second quarter.
- Seven minutes into the quarter, the Seahawks found the back of the cage for the first time on an unassisted goal from Elliot Lund.
- Both teams fired shots over the final eight minutes, but none landed on the cage as the score remained locked at 1-1 at halftime.
- Sophomore Katelyn Towne came out of the gate firing, forcing a pair of saves on back-to-back shots on goal in the early minutes of the second half.
- From there, Reiter showcased on the other side of the field, making seven saves in the span of four minutes.
- However, on the eighth attempt of the half, Salve Regina broke through, with a pass from Jordyn Pineau sailing across the face of the goal to a waiting Lund for an unsavable go-ahead goal.
- Another shot from Towne was blocked, with Reiter adding two more saves as the score stood at 2-1 entering the fourth quarter.
- Three early shots from the Seahawks were blocked, with the Cougars coming up clutch moments later, with Bass tipping a saved shot back to Lee, who fired it home to tie the game.
- Salve Regina fired 12 shots over the final minutes of the fourth quarter, forcing five saves from Reiter, but the game remained deadlocked by the final horn, sending the game into overtime.
- Two minutes into sudden-victory overtime, Pineau earned a penalty stroke, banging the shot off the side of the cage and into the back of the net for the game-winning goal, securing the 3-2 win for Salve Regina.
Inside the Box Score
- The Cougars fired eight shots in the effort, with five landing on goal, while also earning three penalty corners.
- Reiter made 19 saves in the cage, setting a new season best and marking the fifth time this season she has recorded double-digit saves in a game.
- Lee scored both of the Clark goals, her third two-goal game of the season. She leads the team with nine goals on the season.
- Bass recorded a pair of assists, moving her to a team-best eight assists on the season. She has recorded an assist in seven games this season.
What's Next
The Scarlet and White continue NEWMAC play with a trip to Wheaton on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
