Pioneers Beat Bulldogs on the Road 3-2
10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
(Smithfield, RI) – The Sacred Heart Pioneers held on to beat the Bryant Bulldogs 3-2 Friday night on the road.
After Emily Charpentier opened the scoring at 11:16 for Bryant, the Pioneers reeled off three unanswered goals to close out the first half. Lindsay Kasten (Fair Haven, NJ) tied it for the Pioneers at 19:33 off a centering pass from Sarah Bergman. Alex Melillo gave SHU the lead at 26:28 on a goal off a penalty corner, set up by Nikki Kimborowicz (Biddeford, ME) and Kim Pobutkiewicz (West Long Branch, NJ). Kimborowicz made it 3-1 at 33:39, scoring off another penalty corner set up by Pobutkiewicz and Hannah Robinson (Watertown, MA).
Rosie Bird cut the SHU lead to one with a goal at 53:42, but Kim Stow (Norwalk, CT) made that lead stand up with a ten-save effort.
The Pioneers host Sienna on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3:00 p.m. on Senior Day in SHU's last home game of the season.
Team Stats

CHARPENTIER, Emily (2)
Assisted By: ANDRUSIN, Katherine
Off PC shot left side
11:16

KASTEN, Lindsay (4)
Assisted By: BERGMAN, Sarah
Centering pass from left to right
19:33

MELILLO, Alex (2)
Assisted By: KIMBOROWICZ, Nikki , POBUTKIEWICZ, Kim
Pass from 13 shot by 23 left side
26:28

KIMBOROWICZ, Nikki (2)
Assisted By: POBUTKIEWICZ, Kim , ROBINSON, Hannah
Off PC
33:39

BIRD, Rosie (14)
Assisted By: HANCOCK, Mallory
Cross fom 6 scored 10 left side
53:42











































