Sunday, September 15
Evanston, Ill.
12 p.m.
Ball State University
(2-4)
1
vs
2
University of Massachusetts Lowell
(2-3)
1
2
3
4
F
Ball St
0
0
0
1
1
UMass Lowell
1
0
0
1
2
Photo by: Michael Hickey
Field Hockey Loses Defensive Battle To UMass Lowell
September 15, 2019 | Field Hockey
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Ball State field hockey team (2-4) dropped a close 2-1 decision to UMass Lowell (2-3) Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field located on the campus of Northwestern.
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It was a defensive battle between the two schools' today, with Ball State leading UMass Lowell in saves, 15-1.
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 The River Hawks scored early on in the first frame off of a penalty corner. The Cardinals struggled offensively throughout the contest up until the 4:05 mark of the final stanza. Redshirt senior Michelle Shampton connected with back of the cage off of the assist from junior Audrey Tabor to make it a 1-1 contest with just minutes remaining. The goal marked Shampton's third of the season and 12th for her career.
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The Cardinals still had high hopes of sending the game into overtime as the game was still tied at the 1:44 mark. But not long after that, UMass Lowell capitalized off of a penalty corner and Sofie Knook would knock in the winning goal for the River Hawks.
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Defensively, freshman goalie Wietske Overdijkink registered a season best 14 saves while teammate senior Hillary Scott also collected a defensive save against UMass Lowell.
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The Ball State field hockey team continues non-conference action in Evanston, Ill., on Monday when it faces No. 13 Northwestern for a 7 p.m. ET start at Lakeside Field.
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For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State field hockey team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateFH.
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It was a defensive battle between the two schools' today, with Ball State leading UMass Lowell in saves, 15-1.
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 The River Hawks scored early on in the first frame off of a penalty corner. The Cardinals struggled offensively throughout the contest up until the 4:05 mark of the final stanza. Redshirt senior Michelle Shampton connected with back of the cage off of the assist from junior Audrey Tabor to make it a 1-1 contest with just minutes remaining. The goal marked Shampton's third of the season and 12th for her career.
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The Cardinals still had high hopes of sending the game into overtime as the game was still tied at the 1:44 mark. But not long after that, UMass Lowell capitalized off of a penalty corner and Sofie Knook would knock in the winning goal for the River Hawks.
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Defensively, freshman goalie Wietske Overdijkink registered a season best 14 saves while teammate senior Hillary Scott also collected a defensive save against UMass Lowell.
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The Ball State field hockey team continues non-conference action in Evanston, Ill., on Monday when it faces No. 13 Northwestern for a 7 p.m. ET start at Lakeside Field.
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For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State field hockey team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateFH.
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Team Stats
BALLST
UML
Goals
1
2
Shots
3
21
Shots on Goal
2
17
Saves
15
1
Corners
1
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
KNOOK, Sofie (1)
Assisted By: ROZEMA, Berbel
3:42
SHAMPTON, Michelle (3)
Assisted By: TABOR, Audrey
55:55
KNOOK, Sofie (2)
Assisted By: BERGER, Jenna , KILPATRICK, Lindsey
58:29
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
b/mf
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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