PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Sophomore
Jenna Sanossian (Miller Place, NY/Rocky Point) blasted in the game-winning goal with just a little over two minutes remaining in regulation to give the Pace University field hockey team a 2-1 victory over Merrimack College Tuesday evening at Peter X. Finnerty Field in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Merrimack's Hannah Magerman scored a goal in the 29th minute of the first half to take an early lead.
- The Warriors lead was short lived, as the Setters answered back with a goal of their own less than three minutes later, fired in by sophomore
Rachel Platko (Hanover Township, PA/Holy Redeemer) for her first goal on the year.
- In the 68th minute of play, Sanossian netted the game-winner off of a rebound to give Pace the late lead and eventually the victory.
PACE LEADERS
- Sanossian and Platko each scored a goal for the Setters.
- Sophomore
Halley Rose (Dauphin, PA/Central Dauphin) put one of her three shots on target and added an assist on Platko's netter.
- Junior goalkeeper
Lesly Sanchez Alvarez (Stamford, CT/Stamford) made one save to improve to 4-3 on the year.
MERRIMACK STATS
- Magerman scored the lone goal for the Warriors.
- Rylie Hammond registered an assist on the evening.
- Netminder Katharina Ohmen falls to 2-3 after allowing two goals and making one stop.
RECORDS
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Pace: 4-3 (2-2 NE-10)
- Merrimack: 2-5 (2-2 NE-10)
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Pace hits the road to travel to the No. 1 nationally ranked team in the country in the LIU Post Pioneers on Thursday, Sept. 29, in non-conference action at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium at 4 p.m.
- The Setters will then return home to face NE-10 foe Franklin Pierce University on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Peter X. Finnerty Field. The game is set to begin at 1 p.m.
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