Princeton University Athletics
Wednesday, October 4
Princeton, N.J.
4:00 PM
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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Penn Tops Princeton In Two OTs
October 04, 2023 | Field Hockey
Penn's Sophie Freedman reversed in a blocked shot off a penalty corner with three minutes left in the second overtime to give Penn a 3-2 win over Princeton Wednesday afternoon.
The win moved Penn into a first-place tie with Harvard at 3-0 in the league, while Princeton is now tied with Cornell for third at 2-1. The Tigers have a quick turnaround, with a trip to Brown Friday before their final league game Sunday at home against Syracuse.
Penn led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 one minute into the second half, and it looked like the Quakers had salted the game away with a third goal a few moments later. That goal, though, was disallowed by the officials, and Princeton stormed back, as Lily Webb tipped in a cross from Clare Brennan with 6:04 left in the third quarter and Bridget Murphy finished a great individual effort to tie it four minutes later.
The game made it to OT and then into a second OT before Freedman's winner. The original shot off the penalty corner was blocked, but it bounced to Freedman, who pushed it to her left and then crushed a reverse into the back of the cage.
Princeton's Robyn Thompson was once again strong in goal with nine saves, including a great stop off another corner with 12 minutes left in regulation.
The win snapped a 17-game Penn losing streak to the Tigers.
The win moved Penn into a first-place tie with Harvard at 3-0 in the league, while Princeton is now tied with Cornell for third at 2-1. The Tigers have a quick turnaround, with a trip to Brown Friday before their final league game Sunday at home against Syracuse.
Penn led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 one minute into the second half, and it looked like the Quakers had salted the game away with a third goal a few moments later. That goal, though, was disallowed by the officials, and Princeton stormed back, as Lily Webb tipped in a cross from Clare Brennan with 6:04 left in the third quarter and Bridget Murphy finished a great individual effort to tie it four minutes later.
The game made it to OT and then into a second OT before Freedman's winner. The original shot off the penalty corner was blocked, but it bounced to Freedman, who pushed it to her left and then crushed a reverse into the back of the cage.
Princeton's Robyn Thompson was once again strong in goal with nine saves, including a great stop off another corner with 12 minutes left in regulation.
The win snapped a 17-game Penn losing streak to the Tigers.
Team Stats
PENN
PRIN
Goals
3
2
Shots
18
18
Shots on Goal
14
9
Saves
7
11
Corners
9
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Emily Stafford (3)
Assisted By: Lis Zandbergen
GOAL by PENN Emily Stafford (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Lis Zandbergen, goal number 3 for season.
12:05
Allison Kuzyk (8)
Assisted By: Lis Zandbergen
GOAL by PENN Allison Kuzyk, Assist by Lis Zandbergen, goal number 8 for season.
30:47
Webb, Lily (1)
Assisted By: Brennan, Clare
GOAL by PRIN Webb, Lily, Assist by Brennan, Clare, goal number 1 for season.
38:56
Murphy, Bridget (3)
GOAL by PRIN Murphy, Bridget, goal number 3 for season.
43:13
Sophie Freedman (1)
GOAL by PENN Sophie Freedman, goal number 1 for season.
77:00
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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