Field Hockey No Match for Washington and Jefferson

ELMIRA, NY – Despite another strong showing from second year goalie Jalene McCulloch ’10 (Belleville, ONT -- Millbrook), the EC Field Hockey team fell to the Presidents of Washington and Jefferson College in this afternoon’s Empire 8 contest by the score of 4-0.

The first half was a back-and-forth struggle between the two hungry teams. The Soaring Eagles only managed to get off 6 shots in the half, with Shannon Desgrosiellier ’08 (New York Mills, NY -- New York Mills) tallying 3 of them. EC’s defense, however, prevented their foes from converting any of their attempts. Fourth year forward Beth Kelley led the way for the Presidents, with 7 of the team’s 16 total shots in the first half. Both teams went into halftime break scoreless.
It was a very different story in the second half of the match however. While EC fought against the Presidents’ relentless offensive attack, they could not stop them from tallying 22 shots, 4 of which converted to goals. The Purple and Gold still managed to get off 5 shots in the contest despite the stifling defense from their opponents, but it was not enough to earn the team a win.

As a highlight to today’s match, McCulloch once again gave an outstanding performance in the cage. The second year goalie recorded a total of 11 saves in the first half, and 14 in the second. McCulloch currently ranks second in the conference in total saves with 77.

The Purple and Gold will now look to their second conference game of the season, which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25th against Hartwick College. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Hartwick.

Washington and Jefferson 4, Elmira College 0

Washington and Jefferson (4-2, 1-1 E8)     0       4      --      4
Elmira College (1-4, 0-1 E8)                         0        0     --      0

Scoring: W-Julie Zackey 31:55, Amanda Howard (Zackey) 25:44, Kolbey Seidel (Beth Kelly) 14:32, Kelly (Howard) 10:00
Shots: E-11, W-38; Saves: E-Jalene McCulloch 25, G-Ashley Rund 6
Penalty Corners: E-3, W-15