NEWBERRY, S.C. – In the opening contest of their 2022 season, the Pace University field hockey team was defeated in overtime at Newberry College on Thursday.
 
After playing to a 2-2 draw through 60 minutes, the Wolves found their game-winner just 25 seconds into the extra period.
 
Freshman Sydney Sims (Worcester, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) and sophomore Krista Dietz (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) served as Pace's goal-scorers. Sims provided the Setters a 1-0 lead in the second quarter while Dietz put Pace ahead 2-1 in the 44th minute. 
 
Fellow freshman Tavia Flecksteiner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) assisted on Sims' goal while Dietz notched her tally off a rebound.  
 
Freshman goalkeeper Alina Buerger (Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, Germany/Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium) played the entirety of the contest, making a pair of saves in her Pace debut. 
 
Up Next
The Setters will continue their South Carolina trip with a matchup at Limestone University on Saturday morning (11 a.m.).