ST. DAVIDS, Pa.- The Hood College field hockey team opened conference play with a double overtime thrilling win 3-2 on the road Saturday afternoon, against the Eagles of Eastern University.
Inside the Box Score
Madeline Moreno (Mansfield, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) netted two goals, one of which secured the win for the Blazers.
Bianca Scally (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks) scored her first goal of the season.
Emma Numme (Shrub Oak, NY/Lakeland) had a defensive save.
How it Happened
The Blazers came out the gate fast and earned a penalty corner within two minutes into the contest.
Madeline Moreno (Mansfield, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) took the shot for Hood but was saved by Eastern's goalkeeper.
The Blazers attack continued to test the Eagles defense as
Kate Haufe (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) would join the party and fire off a shot that was saved.
Moreno's first attempt didn't fall but it wouldn't take long for teammate
Sydney Fleming (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland) to find her again and assist the goal to give the Blazers a 1-0 lead in the first quarter.
The Blazers looked to stayed aggressive throughout the second quarter by firing of shots, but nothing was able to fall.
The Eagles sensing the Blazers aggressive approach to the game looked to match their energy by taking shots of their own but were unable to counter and entered halftime down 1-0 to the Blazers.
Midway through the third quarter, Eastern scored a goal to tie the game at 1-1.
It wouldn't take the Blazers long to respond as
Bianca Scally (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks) would score her first goal of the season to give Hood a 2-1 lead.
Early into the fourth quarter the Blazers looked to separate from Eastern with shots from
Bianca Scally (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks) and
Sydney Fleming (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland) but both shots were saved by the Eagles goalkeeper.
With time slipping away in the fourth quarter, the Eagles knew urgency was key and responded with a late goal in the final minutes of regulation to tie the game 2-2.
Just seconds remaining in regulation the Blazers earned a penalty corner.
Sydney Fleming (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland) would find
Ellie Dainton (Mays Landing, NJ./Saint Joseph Academy) who fired off a shot that was saved.
The overtime period began for the Blazers and Eagles but neither team was able to find the net.
Second overtime began and it looked to be headed into a shootout to decide the game.
The Blazers earned a penalty corner with just under two minutes remaining in overtime.
Emma Numme (Shrub Oak, NY/Lakeland) would find
Madeline Moreno (Mansfield, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) who seized the moment and hit the back of the goal for the Blazers to give them a 3-2 thrilling victory.
For the Opponent
Jenna Reider and Morgan Unruh both scored for the Eagles.
Angelina Catania had 21 saves.
Analysis
Hood outshot Eastern 30-12 .
The Blazers edged The Eagles 15-13 in penalty corners.
Up Next
The Blazers will continue conference play on the road against Albright College, October 15 at 4:00p.m.
