Box Score CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Arcadia University field hockey team scored four unanswered goals on its way to a 4-1 non-conference victory at DeSales University Tuesday afternoon. The Knights improved to 6-4 with the win, while the Bulldogs fell to 3-6 with the loss.
DeSales got on the board first when junior midfielder Alyssa Malatesta (Warminster, Pa.) put home a rebound off a shot from sophomore midfielder Meryah Harding (Kintnersville, Pa.) that was blocked off a penalty corner 12:08 into the match. Junior midfielder
Katrina Dull (Coopersburg, Pa.) then tied the contest at 27:52 with her fourth goal of the season, and sophomore midfielder
Debbie Wolfe (West Milford, N.J.) scored the game-winner off her own rebound five minutes later with her fourth goal of the year to give the Knights a 2-1 lead at the half.
Wolfe scored her second goal of the match, fifth of the season, in the 58th-minute off sophomore back
Taylor Dalisera's (Millersville, Md.) rebound, and freshman back
Laura Squicciarini (Lansdale, Pa.) capped the scoring with 23 seconds left on the clock as she put home her own rebound for the 4-1 final.
Freshman goalkeeper
Brittany Hodson (Hughesville, Md.) recorded five saves for Arcadia as she improved her record to 6-4, while Dalisera added a defensive save 4:10 into the contest. Sophomore Becky Rasmuson (Bethlehem, Pa.) had just four saves in take the loss for the Bulldogs, dropping her record to 3-6.
The Knights held a 15-11 advantage in shots thanks to an 11-4 edge in the second half. Penalty corners also favored Arcadia, 19-10.
The Knights will return to action Saturday when they host a MAC Commonwealth match against Hood College at 1 p.m. at Easton Field.
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