McAninley Scores Game-Winner in Field Hockey's 2OT 4-3 Win Over St. Francis U

Friday, September 6

2 pm

Sacred Heart

(1-2)

Saint Francis U

(0-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final F
St. Francis (Pa.)	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Sacred Heart	0	1	1	1	0	1	4

McAninley Scores Game-Winner in Field Hockey's 2OT 4-3 Win Over St. Francis U

9/6/2019 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Sacred Heart University field hockey completed its comeback to defeat St. Francis U., 4-3 in double-overtime in its home-opener at Johnson Field Friday afternoon. Colleen McAninley scored the game-winning goal, while Kayla Bedel-Franklin and Julia Chang tallied a goal apiece in the win.

The Pioneers improve to 1-2 on the season with the win, while the Red Flash fall to 0-3 on the season with the loss. SHU will be back in action on Sunday, Sept. 8 when the Pioneers take on Yale at Johnson Field at 1 p.m.

The Scoring

First Quarter

(4:58): Liivy Webb sent a long pass to Agustina Deharbe in the circle for the one-timer to give St. Francis a 1-0 lead
(10:34): Taylor Nesmith corralled a loose ball in front of the net and snuck it past the keeper to put the Red Flash ahead 2-0

Second Quarter

(18:17): Kayla Bedel-Franklin scooped her own rebound and fired a shot home for the goal to cut the deficit to 2-1
(19:54): Nesmith fired a shot into the circle and Abby Romig redirected the ball into the back of the net to give St. Francis a 3-1 lead

Third Quarter

(41:00): Julia Chang scored off her own rebound in front of the net to cut the SHU deficit to 3-2

Fourth Quarter

(58:24): Kayla Kruk fired a shot and Mia Katterman redirected it to the back of the net for the game-tying goal

Overtime

(72:36): On a penalty corner, Marlena Koellner stopped the insert and sent it to Kruk, who shuffled the pass to Colleen McAninley for the game-winning goal.

Noteworthy

The Pioneers outshot the Red Flash 24-16
SHU registered 12 shots on goal compared to eight for St. Francis
Hailey Power made five saves en route to her first win in net this season
Julia Chang's goal was her first of the season
Kayla Bedel Franklin's goal was her first of the season
Mia Katterman's goal was the first of her collegiate career
Colleen McAninley's goal was her first of the season
The game-winning goal was the third of McAninley's career
Kayla Kruk's two assists marked the first time in her career where she tallied more than one assist in a contest
Marlena Koellner's assist was her first of the season