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2007 Albright College Field Hockey Game Stories

October 29, 2007: FDU-Florham 6, Albright 1

Madison, NJ - Albright's 2007 season came to a close with a 6-1 loss at FDU-Florham Monday afternoon. The Lady Lions finish the year with a record of 7-11, while the Devils improve to 13-6.

FDU-Florham was in control from the outset, out-shooting Albright 18-2 in the opening half. The Devils got their first goal in the 19th minute when Krystle Birmingham scored the first of her three goals on the afternoon. FDU scored again in the 29th minute, then put the game out of reach with two goals in the final two and a half minutes of the half to take a 4-0 lead after 35 minutes. Emily Hutchinson got one goal back for the Lady Lions with just over 10 minutes left in the contest, scoring her first goal of the season off an assist from Lindsay Neal. That would be as close as Albright would get, however, as FDU tacked on two more goals in the final 10 minutes of play for the 6-1 win. The Devils finished the game with 27 shots to five for Albright. Lady Lion goalkeeper Min Hee Lee had 14 saves in goal.

October 23, 2007: Lebanon Valley 5, Albright 1

Reading, PA - Albright gave third-ranked Lebanon Valley all it could handle for 35 minutes Tuesday afternoon, but the Dutchmen scored four times in the second half to take a 5-1 win over the Lady Lions in Shirk Stadium. Lebanon Valley is now 17-0 in 2007 and 3-0 in conference play, while Albright falls to 7-10, 0-4.

LVC jumped on the Lady Lions early, getting a goal from Mimi Sullivan just two and a half minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. The Dutchmen kept the pressure on Albright, but the Lady Lion defense, led by senior goalkeeper Min Hee Lee, was outstanding, keeping the LVC from increasing its lead. Lee was outstanding in goal, coming up with big saves all afternoon. With 8:15 remaining in the half Albright scored the equalizer, as Jen Martyn found the back of the net off an assist from Lindsay Neal. That would be the final goal of the half, as the teams headed to the break knotted at one.

Lebanon Valley kept up their pressure in the second half, and broke the tie in the 44th minute on a goal from Alex Wolfe. Just 24 seconds later Sullivan scored again to give LVC a 3-1 lead. The Dutchmen would score on a penalty stroke with 14 minutes to play to push their lead to 4-1, and added one more goal in the 57th minute to finish the scoring on the afternoon. Albright managed just one shot in the second half, as they were unable to mount a comeback once LVC regained the lead.

Lee finished the afternoon with 20 saves in the final home game for her and fellow seniors Jordan Toroniewski and Ashley Johnson. Albright will close its season on Monday at FDU-Florham.

October 20, 2007: Elizabethtown 6, Albright 0

Elizabethtown, PA - Elizabethtown scored five goals in a span of 6:04 midway through the first half on its way to a 6-0 win over Albright Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference action. The Lady Lions are now 0-3 in conference play and 7-9 overall, while the Blue Jays find themselves at 11-5, 2-0.

The game was scoreless until Tiffany Vogel scored for Etown 12:19 into the first half. That opened the flood gates for the Blue Jays, as they would score four more times in the next six minutes. Vogel scores the second goal 1:07 after the first, and Megan Angstadt scored 1:01 later to give Etown a 3-0 lead. Brenna Noon and Angstadt scored the final two goals of the run for the Blue Jays, who would hold the 5-0 lead until halftime. Etown out shot Albright 9-0 in the opening stanza. Courtney Beck scored the only goal of the second half as Etown collected the 6-0 win.

October 17, 2007: Widener 9, Albright 1

Chester, PA - Widener got four goals from Kelly Eash to lead a 9-1 defeat of Albright Wednesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference action. The loss drops Albright to 7-8 on the season and 0-2 in the conference, while the Pride improves to 11-3, 1-1.

Eash scored the first goal of the game 7:20 after the opening whistle, and Widener never looked back. Four more goals, two from Eash, before halftime gave the host Pride a 5-0 lead at the break. Widener took 16 shots in the half while limiting Albright to just two. The Lady Lions nearly evened the shots in the second half, firing 12 at the Widener goal while the Pride fired 14 of their own. Albright would cash in on only one of those shots, however, and that came after Widener had scored its first goal of the second half to lead 6-0. Lindsay Neal scored her fourth goal of the season five minutes into the second half for Albright, but Widener would provide the rest of the scoring on the afternoon, pulling away for the 9-1 win.

Albright continues conference play on Saturday, traveling to Elizabethtown to face the Blue Jays at 1:00.

October 13, 2007: Messiah 5, Albright 0

Reading, PA - Messiah fired 31 shots at the Albright goal in a 5-0 win over the Lady Lions in the conference opener for both teams Saturday afternoon in Shirk Stadium. Albright sees its record fall to 7-7 overall this fall and 0-1 in conference play, while Messiah moves to 8-3, 1-0.

The visiting Falcons took the match to Albright in the opening half, out-shooting the Lady Lions 20-2 in the first 35 minutes of play. Lisa Strasbaugh opened the scoring for Messiah with a goal 9:27 into the contest. The Falcons would go ahead 2-0 in the 28th minute on an Emily Sauder goal, then take a 3-0 lead to the locker room after Beth Sandowich scored just 42 seconds before the break. Albright was able to muster only three shots in the second half, while Messiah tacked on two more goals for the final margin of 5-0. Albright senior goalkeeper Min Hee Lee had 19 saves in the match for the Lady Lions.

October 9, 2007: Delaware Valley 8, Albright 1

Doylestown, PA - Delaware Valley defeated Albright 8-1 in a non-conference match Tuesday afternoon. With the loss Albright falls to 7-6 in 2007, while the Aggies improve to 9-6 with the win.

Delaware Valley scored the first goal of the game in the 13th minute, and poured on the offense from there. Two more goals gave the Aggies a 3-0 lead at halftime after out-shooting the Lady Lions 14-4.

Any hopes Albright had of putting together a comeback were quickly doused by Delaware Valley's quick start. The Aggies scored their fourth goal 4:06 into the second half, then added another goal just 36 seconds later to take a 5-0 lead. Albright got on the board in the 48th minute when freshman Julianne Sahina scored her seventh goal of the season, assisted by Kelly Zepp. Delaware Valley would add three more goals in the final 22 minutes to complete the 8-1 win. Albright was out-shot 25-9 in the match, and freshman goalkeeper Rachel Hager had 10 saves for the Lady Lions.

October 5, 2007: Richard Stockton 4, Albright 3

Reading, PA - Visiting Richard Stockton broke out of a season-long scoring slump with three first half goals and held on for a 4-3 win over Albright in a non-conference match Friday night in Shirk Stadium. The loss drops Albright to 7-5 on the season, while the Ospreys improve to 2-10 with the victory.

Stockton's Lynn Becker scored the game's first goal 14:05 into the contest. Albright rallied to tie the game at one when Jen White scored her seventh goal of the year, assisted by Kelly Zepp and Jordan Toroniewski, with just over 12 minutes remaining in the half. It took the Ospreys just 30 seconds to regain the lead, as Katie Mattsson scored an unassisted goal to give Stockton a 2-1 advantage. Samantha Harner tacked on Stockton's third goal of the half with eight minutes to go before the break to give the Ospreys a 3-1 halftime lead. Albright out shot Stockton 10-7 in the half, but Stockton goalkeeper Debi O' Kane had seven saves to keep her team on top.

White pulled Albright within a goal once again early in the second half, scoring her second goal of the game in the 43rd minute to make the score 3-2. Once again Stockton answered quickly, scoring a minute and a half later to regain a two goal advantage at 4-2. Albright continued to pressure the Osprey goal, and it paid off when Julianne Sahina scored with 10 minutes left to make the score 4-3. That would be as close as the Lady Lions would get, however, as Stockton held Albright off for the final 10 minutes to escape with the win, O'Kane finished the night with 12 saves for Stockton, while Albright goalkeeper Rachel Hager had nine saves in the match.

October 2, 2007: Albright 3, Philadelphia Bible 1

Reading, PA - Albright improved to 7-4 in 2007 with a 3-1 win over Philadelphia Bible Tuesday night in Shirk Stadium. The Lady Lions got goals from three different plays in jumping out a 3-0 lead, then cruised to victory over the Crimson Eagles (2-10)

Junior Jen White opened the scoring for the Lady Lions just three minutes into the contest. White scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season to stake Albright to an early lead. Freshman Alexandra Massa made the score 2-0 Albright when she scored her first career goal in the 20th minute of play. The Lady Lion lead grew to 3-0 five minutes into the second half when freshman Julianne Sahina scored her fourth goal of the season off an assist from junior Lindsay Neal. The Eagles got on the board with 20 minutes to play to cut the Lady Lion lead to two, but Albright stopped the scoring there and rolled to its seventh win of 2007. Freshman Rachel Hager and senior Min Hee Lee combined for 10 saves in net for Albright.

September 29, 2007: Albright 1, Marywood 0 (penalty strokes)

Scranton, PA - Albright defeated Marywood 1-0 in a penalty stroke shootout Saturday afternoon. The Lady Lions are now 6-4 on the season, matching their win total for the entire 2006 season. Marywood falls to 207 with the loss.

After 70 minutes of regulation time and two 15 minute sudden death overtime periods, the scoreboard still read 0-0. The Lady Lions fired 17 shots on the Pacer goal to 10 for Marywood, but neither team was able to put a ball in the net. Albright freshman goalkeeper Rachel Hager made 10 saves for the Lady Lions, then came up even bigger in the shootout. Jordan Toroniewski, Brianna Taylor, and Kelly Zepp all scored for Albright in the penalty stroke shootout, while Hager blanked the Pacers to give Albright a hard-fought victory.

September 27, 2007: Arcadia 3, Albright 2

Glenside, PA - Arcadia scored twice in the final seven minutes to earn a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Albright Thursday afternoon. With the loss the Lady Lions fall to 5-4 on the season; Arcadia sees its record improve to 4-6.

Albright got on the board early, as freshman Julianne Sahina scored an unassisted goal in the ninth minute to take a 1-0 lead. Arcadia answered with a goal in the 30th minute that sent the game to the half with the score knotted at one. Albright and Arcadia went back and forth in the second half, looking to break the deadlock. Albright regained its lead with just over nine minutes left to play when senior Jordan Toroniewski scored her fifth goal of the season. The Knights needed less than three minutes to tie the score once again, as Beth Harris scored with 5:49 on the clock. Three minutes later Kristin Conrad gave Arcadia its first lead of the game, scoring with only 3:17 left to play. The Knights held on over the final three minutes to send Albright home with its second consecutive loss.

September 19, 2007: DeSales 5, Albright 0

Reading, PA - DeSales erupted for five goals in the second half to blow open a scoreless game and beat Albright 5-0 Wednesday afternoon in Shirk Stadium. The loss drops Albright to 5-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs improve to 3-4.

The teams battled through a scoreless first 35 minutes, as both had scoring chances but could not put the ball in the cage. Each team had nine shots in the half, but Albright goalkeeper Rachel Hager posted seven saves while her DeSales counterpart Molly Page had four saves to keep the game scoreless.

DeSales broke through six and a half minutes into the second half when Kelsey Strowhouer scored to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. That goal opened the floodgates, as DeSales would score four more times in the second half to pull away for the win. Albright actually out shot DeSales 14-10 in the second period, but could not solve Page, who made nine saves in the second half to complete the shutout. Hager finished with 11 saves for the Lady Lions. Strowhouer ended the game with three goals for the Bulldogs, while Jamie Matthews had the other two scores.

Albright now has eight days off until it returns to action, facing Arcadia at Arcadia next Thursday the 28th.

September 17, 2007: Albright 2, Gwynedd-Mercy 1 (2ot)

Reading, PA - Sophomore Kelly Zepp scored her second goal of the game just over five minutes in to the second overtime period to give Albright a 2-1 win over Gwynedd-Mercy Monday evening in Shirk Stadium. The Lady Lions are now 5-2 on the season, while Gwynedd-Mercy falls to 3-3.

Zepp opened the scoring just 1:52 into the contest. Her fourth goal of the season was unassisted, and gave the Lady Lions the early lead. The visiting Griffins answered, as Victoria Geppert scored an unassisted goal just five minutes later to tie the game at one. While the game had all the makings of a shootout, that would prove to be the only scoring for the next 80 minutes. Albright freshman goalkeeper Rachel Hager and her Griffin counterpart Aubrey McDevitt were both solid in goal, and kept the game at 1-1 through regulation play and one 15-minute overtime period. Hager made nine saves in the game, while McDevitt finished with 14 saves. Zepp's game winner came with 9:42 left in the second sudden-death overtime period, off an assist from senior Jordan Toroniewski, giving the Lady Lions their fifth win of the season against just two losses after recording just six wins in 2006.

September 15, 2007: Albright 5, Immaculata 4

Reading, PA - Junior Brittany Rothermel converted a penalty stroke with six minutes left in the game for the final goal in a wild 5-4 Albright win over Misericordia Saturday afternoon in Shirk Stadium. The win puts Albright's record at 4-2 in 2007, while the Cougars fall to 4-3 with the loss.

Junior Jen White opened the scoring 11 minutes into the game, scoring her fifth goal of the season off and assist from junior Lindsay Neal. Heather DiMenno tied the game for the Cougars just four minutes later, setting the stage for a back and forth tilt the rest of the afternoon. Freshman Julianne Sahina put Albright back on top with 10 minutes left in the half, assisted by sophomore Kelly Zepp. That lead lasted less than a minute, as Laura Leighow answered for Misericordia to tie the score at 2.

Neal broke the 2-2 tie four minutes into the second half with an unassisted goal, only to see Leighow strike again 39 seconds later to again even the score. Misericordia took its first lead of the game with 21 minutes to play when Leighow completed her hat trick to give the Cougars a 4-3 lead. Zepp knotted the score at four with 17:48 left on the clock, scoring her third goal of 2007 off an assist from White. That set the stage for Rothermel, who knocked home the penalty stroke with 6:08 left for the game winner. Albright held on the rest of the way for its fourth win of the season.

September 12, 2007: Albright 6, Immaculata 3

Reading, PA - Junior Jennifer White and freshman Julianne Sahina each scored two goals to lead Albright to a 6-3 win over Immaculata in non-conference action Wednesday evening in Shirk Stadium. The Lady Lions are now 3-2 in 2007 with Immaculata falling to 0-3.

The visiting Mighty Macs took an early lead, as Kathleen Gentry scored just 2:30 into the first half. Albright answered in the 10th minutes as sophomore Kelly Zepp scored the equalizer off an assist from Emily Hutchinson. White's first goal of the game, assisted by Zepp and Lindsay Neal, gave the Lady Lions a 2-1 lead a little less than three minutes later. Senior Jordan Toroniewski made the Albright lead 3-1 with a goal in the 19th minute, with Neal handing out her second assist of the contest. Immaculata fought back, however, trimming the Lion lead to 3-2 on a Lauren Bigos goal with just over seven minutes to play in the half.

Albright took control of the game early in the second half behind an offensive outburst from Sahina. The freshman scored her first collegiate goal two minutes into the second half to push the Albright lead to 4-2. Neal had the assist on the goal, her third helper of the night. Just under four minutes later Sahina struck again, assisted by Toroniewski and White, making the score 5-2. White scored and unassisted goal in the 54th minute to put the Lady Lions in front by four, 6-2, before Bigos' second goal of the game put the final score at 6-3.

Albright out-shot Immaculata 32-7 in the contest, and had 10 penalty corners to just three for the Macs. Albright freshman goalkeeper Rachel Hager made four saves in the game to run her record to 3-2 on the year.

September 8, 2007: F&M 9, Albright 0

Lancaster, PA - The Albright field hockey team ran into a buzz saw Saturday afternoon, falling to F&M 9-0. The loss evens Albright's record at 2-2 on the season, while the Diplomats improve to 3-0 in 2007.

F&M got on the board with a goal in the 14th minute of play, and added a second score less than two minutes later. The Diplomats would tack on two more goal before intermission to take a 4-0 lead at the half. F&M out shot Albright 21-1 in the first 35 minutes. The second half saw Albright put a little more pressure on F&M, as they fired five shots on the Diplomat goal, but it was the hosts who continued to put goals on the board. FIve times the Diplomats found the back of the net in the half, making the final score 9-0. Junior Lindsay Neal had three of Albright's six shots on the afternoon, while freshman Rachel Hager made 19 saves in goal for the Lady Lions.

September 4, 2007: Albright 5, Cedar Crest 0

Bethlehem, PA - Albright saw five different players score goals and out shot Cedar Crest 43-0 in a 5-0 rout of the Falcons Tuesday afternoon. The win puts Albright at 2-1 on the young season, while Cedar Crest falls to 0-2.

Albright dominated play thorough the first half, but held just a 1-0 lead at the break despite out-shooting Cedar Crest 28-0. Junior Lindsay Neal finally got the Lady Lions on the scoreboard with just over a minute left in the half, scoring her second goal of the season.

The second half was much more productive for Albright. Junior Jennifer White scored just 2:40 into the period, assisted by senior Jordan Toroniewski. Junior Brittany Rothermel scored her first goal of 2007 just two minutes later to give the Lady Lions a 3-0 lead. Toroniewski and freshman Briana Taylor assisted on the goal. Sophomore Kelly Zepp and freshman Pamela Swope also added goals in the second half as Albright pulled away from the Falcons.

Freshman Rachel Hager and senior Min-Hee Lee split time in goal for Albright, but neither was required to make a save as the Lady Lion defense did not allow the Falcons to take a shot all afternoon.

September 2, 2007: York 3, Albright 2

Reading, PA - York College scored a pair of goals in the final three minutes to rally for a 3-2 win over Albright Sunday afternoon in Shirk Stadium. The loss drops the Lady Lions to 1-1 on the season, while the Spartans are now 1-0.

Albright scored the first goal of the game 11 minutes into the opening half, when junior Lindsay Neal scored off assists from senior Jordan Toroniewski and sophomore Kelly Zepp. York evened the score seven minutes later on a goal from April McFarland. The score would remain tied at one for the remainder of the half despite Albright out-shooting York 13-7.

The Lady Lions took a 2-1 lead when Toroniewski scored her second goal of the season five minutes into the second half. The Spartans pressured Albright for much of the half, and finally scored the equalizer with 3:12 left in the game when Casey Lawrence slipped a shot past Albright freshman keeper Rachel Hager. 40 seconds later York took the lead on a Jami Hassler goal, then held off Albright in the final minutes to take the victory.

September 1, 2007: Albright 2, Goucher 1

Towson, MD -Albright opened the 2007 season with a 2-1 win at Goucher Saturday afternoon behind goals from junior Jen White and senior Jordan Toroniewski.

The Lady Lions controlled play in the opening 35 minutes, out-shooting Goucher 8-2 in the half. They could not find the back of the cage, however, as the teams played to a scoreless first half. White got things going for Albright in the second half, scoring with 23 minutes to play in the game and give the Lady Lions a 1-0 advantage. Junior Lindsay Neal and sophomore Kelly Zepp assisted on White's goal. Goucher pulled even with just 6:30 remaining when Lindsay Frost scored to tie the game at one. It was Toroniewski to the rescue for Albright, however, as she scored an unassisted goal with 2:04 to play to give the Lady Lions the victory. Freshman Rachel Hager made her first career start in goal for Albright, and finished with six saves in picking up her first career win.