Kaleigh Missimer handles the ball down the field against Penn State.
2
Winner Miami (OH) MIAMI (4-2)
1
American AU (3-3)
Winner
Miami (OH) MIAMI
(4-2)
2
Final
1
American AU
(3-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Miami (OH) MIAMI 1 0 0 1 2
American AU 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls in Final Minutes to Miami (OH)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – On theme for the weekend, the American University field hockey team found themselves waiting through an hour-long weather delay before they could start their Sunday afternoon game against Miami (Ohio). Most of the game, 40 minutes, would be played at a 1-all draw, until the 57th minute of the contest when the RedHawks scored and took the 2-1 victory over the Eagles.

QUOTES FROM COACH JENNINGS
"Today's match was a hard fought contest between two good teams," said head coach Steve Jennings. "Miami has excellent players and a style that is challenging to play against. Congratulations to them and their staff.
 
"In the end, the match was decided on small details, and in that area, we were not good enough today. Overall, we continue to grow in so many ways, but we still have a lot of lessons to learn.
 
"Our strength of schedule will continue to provide us with opportunities to demonstrate progress and we can't wait to begin Patriot League play next weekend."

QUICK NOTABLES
  • Charllene Boshoff's goal is her third in four games this season. The fifth year is now the Eagles' leading scorer through six games played. She's followed up by fellow defender and South African Tayla-Jade Weiss with two goals to her name.
  • With the result, Steve Jennings is four wins away from reaching 300 careers wins as a head coach.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After an hour delay, the Eagles and the RedHawks were on the field. The first shot of the game belonged to American, courtesy of Federica Turina Dellamaggiore, but the first goal was earned by Miami.
  • On a penalty corner, the RedHawks capitalized just five minutes into the contest to take an early 1-0 lead. It was the first time all season the Eagles conceded the opening goal of a game.
  • The rest of the first frame finished with Miami edging American 3-1 in shots on goal and 5-1 in penalty corners.
  • Early in the second frame, American was awarded a penalty stroke to be taken by Boshoff. The graduate student made no mistakes and put the ball into the back of the goal, settling the score 1-1 in the 18th minute.
  • Going into the halftime break, the sides were still knotted 1-all. American had kept Miami from taking any shots on goal in the second frame and had jumped ahead to lead 4-3 in shots on target. The Eagles also kept the RedHawks from taking any more corners and took two more themselves.
  • The third period started and the RedHawks we're back pushing offensively. In the frame, Miami took three more corners to American's one, but each team still only managed 1 shot on goal.
  • Miami kept up the offensive pressure in the fourth, taking three corners. It was from their final corner in the 57th minute that the RedHawks would score the go-ahead game winning goal, taking the 2-1 victory over the Eagles.
  • Both teams managed five shots on goal each, for the contest. Through 60 minutes, the Redhawks earned 11 corners to the Eagles' four. First-year Sophie Willemse led for the Eagles with two shots in the match.
UP NEXT
  • Next week, the Eagles are starting up Patriot League play on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11 am versus Colgate. A day later, they'll stay in upstate New York to take on Cornell on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2 pm.
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