Williams loses to Springfield in OT, 3-2
Springfield, MA--The Williams College field
hockey team succumbed to Springfield's 2nd half pressure, loosing
their second game, 3-2 in overtime. Springfield College (7-2)
overcame their OT loss against Babson on Saturday, dropping the
Ephs record to 5-2.
Williams turned around their previous habits, coming out strong in
the first half but unfortunatly slowing down towards the end of the
game. "We had a very strong beginning", said Head coach Alix
Rorke.
Meighan McGowan stick handled around the goalie to score the first
goal of the contest with 28:44 left in the 1st half. Followed by a
goal from Cary Bearn, assisted by Jess Overlander with 6:59 left in
the first half.
The Ephs didn't sit out the rest of the first half easy, as
Springfield's Brittany Veazie scored with just under 2 minutes left
in the half.
The overconfident Ephs went into the 2nd half up 2-1. The
Springfield Pride then "capitalized on the sloppier play" of the
Ephs according to Coach Rorke. Springfield midfielder Jane Kelleher
tied up the game with 27:59 left in the 2nd half.
The Ephs lasted 11:51 into overtime when Brittany Veazie scored
her second goal of the game off a scramble in front of the
goal.
Springfield goaltender, Emma Kaplan made 16 saves while sophomores
Bethany Baker and Lindsey Jones split the game for Williams. Baker
made 2 saves in the fist half while Jones made 5 saves in the 2nd
half and overtime.
Williams out shot Springfield 18-11 and had 17 penalty corners to
Springfield's 6.
Coach Rorke was not pleased with the teams performance, "We
unraveled in the 2nd half." Rorke said. "We need to learn to
increase our lead throughout the game and play more together."
The Ephs play in Hartford, CT against Trinity College at noon on
Saturday the 29th. "We've got a lot of work to do…but
hopefully we can turn it around against Trinity," said Coach
Rorke.
