Young Helps Garnet Overcome Terror
WESTMINSTER, Md. - Swarthmore freshman Joslyn Young scored her first career game-winner 1:01 into the first overtime, sending the Garnet to 2-1 victory at McDaniel in Centennial field hockey action on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
The Garnet (9-5 overall, 4-3 Centennial) put a two-game skid to bed and won at McDaniel for the first time since 1999. Swarthmore is a perfect 4-0 in overtime games this season and has nine wins for the first time since 2000. The Garnet hold eight points in the race for a coveted Centennial playoff spot with three games remaining.
Swarthmore senior forward Lindsay Roth got the scoring started in the fourth minute of the contest - finishing off a penalty corner feed from classmate Neema Patel at 3:24. It is Roth's fourth goal of the season, tying a career-high, and the 11th of her career.
The Green Terror (7-7 overall, 4-2 CC) evened the score at 1-1 just two and a half minutes later - Terror senior forward Jamie Nash finished off a pass from Krissy Carls at 5:50.
The two teams battled through over 65 minutes of scoreless action before Young sent everyone home by finishing off a penalty corner in the 72nd minute of the sudden death overtime session. It is Young's second collegiate goal.
Swarthmore goalie Melissa LaVan made five saves in goal for her fourth win of the season. McDaniel counterpart Erika Wawzyanick posted four saves.
The Garnet held a slight advantage in shots (9-8) while McDaniel took 13 penalty corners to Swarthmore's 10.
Swarthmore continues its road-tripping quest for a Centennial playoff spot - the Garnet head to Muhlenberg next Saturday, Oct. 21 and then will hit the Main Line to take on Haverford on Tues., October 29 at 4:00 p.m. The Garnet conclude the 2006 regular season on Saturday, Oct. 28th with the annual Senior Day celebration against F&M at 1:00 p.m.