Ball State University Athletics
Pacific 5, Ball State 3
September 07, 2006 | Field Hockey
The Ball State field hockey team took more shots and attempted more penalty corners than Pacific on Thursday, but the Cardinals came out on the short end of a 5-3 decision at BSU Turf Field.
Freshman Brooke MacGillivary, senior Carla Chiampi and senior Tara Reed each notched their first goals of the season in the Cardinal loss.
MacGillivary scored Ball State's first goal of the day, putting in a loose ball in front of the cage at the 31:11 mark. But by that time, Pacific had already built a three-goal lead.
The Tigers added a fourth goal in the final minute of the first half on a shot by Jennifer Chaney to take a 4-1 lead at the break.
Ball State outscored Pacific in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome the three-goal defcicit.
After Pacific built a 5-1 lead early in the second half on Katy McDonough's second goal of the match, Ball State responded with two goals.
Chiampi found the cage off an assist from Reed at the 44:11 mark, and Reed added a goal of her own on off a penalty corner in the final minute. Jamie Kahn picked up her second assist of the season on the play.
Ball State finished the match with 11 shots on goal to Pacific's eight and 13 penalty corners to the Tigers' five. Ball State senior Lindsay Quay led all players with eight shots, and she and Reed tied for match-high honors with three shots on goal.
The Cardinals held Pacific's Vianney Campos to one goal on three shots. Campos entered the match with seven goals in Pacific's five previous matches.
With the loss, Ball State falls to 0-4 on the season. The Cardinals return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. with a match against Saint Louis at BSU Turf Field.
Notes on the Saint Louis Match:
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals enter Saturday's match 0-4 on the season after dropping a 5-3 decision Thursday against Pacific . . . Brooke MacGillivary, Carla Chiampi and Tara Reed each scored their first goals of the season in the Ball State loss . . . Reed also had an assist in the match and is now third on the team in points with three . . . Lindsay Quay leads the Cardinals with three goals on the season, and Katie Kloeckener has scored twice . . . Freshman goalkeeper Caroline Lehman has started every match in the cage for Ball State.
Getting Chances: In Ball State's loss Thursday to Pacific, the Cardinals out-shot the Tigers 17-15 and attempted 13 penalty corners to the Tigers' five . . . In the Cardinals' past two matches, they have out-shot their opponents 30-29 and attempted 20 penalty corners to their opponents' 10 . . . Ball State's final two goals Thursday against Pacific came off penalty corners, one by Chiampi and one by Reed.
Home Sweet Home: Saturday's contest with Saint Louis is the last of five straight home matches to open the season for Ball State . . . The Cardinals opened the 2006 campaign with home matches against William and Mary, Northwestern, Indiana and Pacific prior to Saturday's contest with the Billikens . . . They will head out on the road for the first time Friday to play at Michigan . . . In total, Ball State plays 10 home contests this year, the most for a BSU team since the 1999 squad hosted 10 matches . . . A year ago, Ball State played at home just six times all season.
Scouting Saint Louis: The Billikens enter the weekend with a 2-1 record after splitting a pair of matches at Central Michigan . . . Saint Louis lost to the Chippewas 2-1 last Saturday before earning a 3-0 shutout victory on Sunday . . . Saint Louis plays Pacific Friday at BSU Turf Field . . . Entering the contest with Pacific, Kristin Lueders leads the Billikens with two goals, and Amy Wasserman has compiled a 0.67 goals against average, recording shutouts against Central Michigan and in the Billikens' season-opener against Missouri State.
The All-Time Series: Ball State owns a 6-2 record all-time against Saint Louis . . . The Cardinals earned a 5-1 victory in the first meeting between the two teams in 1983 . . . The last time the teams squared off was in 2002, when Ball State defeated Saint Louis 8-0 in Muncie.
