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Ohio University Upsets No. 13 Princeton Field Hockey In Tigers' Opener
September 13, 2002 | Field Hockey
Sept. 13, 2002
Box Score
PRINCETON, N.J. - Senior midfielder Andrea Voros scored on a penalty stroke with just over 11 minutes remaining to lead the Ohio Bobcats (1-2) to a 3-2 victory over the No. 13 Princeton Tigers (0-1) Friday night at Class of 1952 Stadium. The Tigers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to even the score in the second half, but could not rally a final time to avoid its first season-opening loss in 10 years.
Ohio entered halftime with a 2-0 advantage on unassisted scores by freshman Lindsay Rothenberger and sophomore Elizabeth Unger. Rothenberger opened the scoring by rebounding her own shot and beating senior All-America goalkeeper Kelly Baril (Peabody, Mass.) for a score at 15:26. Unger found a loose ball in a group of players and knocked the second goal into the right side of the cage at the 32:05 mark. Princeton came out with resolve in the second half and evened the score with a pair of goals by freshmen. Hillary Schmidt (Westtown, Pa.) took a pass in front of the cage by sophomore Nicole Riner (St. Louis, Mo.) and beat Ohio goalkeeper Ashley Pitkin at the 49:58 mark. Princeton maintained the pressure and evened the score on a play started by junior midfielder Cory Picketts (Marmora, N.J.). Picketts took the ball upfield and drew the defense her way before sending a lead pass to freshman attacker Ali Shames-Dawson (Monmouth Beach, N.J.). The rookie did the rest, putting a shot past an outstretched Pitkin for the Tigers' second goal.
Ohio bounced back and was able to get the ball into the Princeton circle three minutes later. A Bobcat shot was saved by Baril, who ended up on top of the ball for a penalty. Voros took the ensuing stroke and put it into the left side of the cage for the game-winning goal. Princeton had a number of opportunities late, but the Ohio defense kept the Tigers from any close-range shots.
Baril ended the game with five saves, while Pitkin also had five saves. Princeton, the eight-time defending Ivy League champions, will travel to Yale for the Ivy League opener Sunday at 12:30.
Ohio (1-2) 2 1 - 3Scoring: O - Rothenberger 15:26; O - Unger 32:05; P - Schmidt (Riner) 49:58; P - Shames-Dawson (Picketts) 55:40; O - Voros (stroke) 58:55.
Princeton (0-1) 0 2 - 2
Shots: O - 15; P - 13.
Penalty Corners: O - 6; P - 5.
Defensive Saves: O - 0; P - 0.
Penalty Strokes: O - 1/1; P - 0/1.
Saves: O - Pitkin 5; P - Baril 5.