The Lancaster Bible College field hockey team lost to Neumann, 5-0 on Tuesday night at Donald H. Funk Field, as the Chargers dropped to 0-10 this season, while the Knights improved to 6-5.
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Game Recap: Neumann controlled possession of the ball from the opening whistle, and got on the scoreboard just under eight minutes into the game when Erica D'Mello scored her second goal of the season.
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Eight minutes later, Sam Picker scored from a tough angle, as her shot from the left side found the far side post and doubled the Knights' lead. Four minutes later, Picker scored again as she drilled a shot off a penalty corner and gave Neumann a 3-0 lead.
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The Knights held the 3-0 advantage through halftime, and Colleen Hoy made it 4-0 just over two minutes into the second half with her third goal of the year. D'Mello's pass was deflected in the box, and Hoy was right there to put the ball into an open net.
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Chelsea Kulesza scored 1:07 later to increase the lead to 5-0, as she scored her seventh goal of the season.
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By the Numbers: Neumann outshot the Chargers, 35-0, including a 15-0 edge in shots on goal…The Knights had 34 penalty corners, while the Chargers earned two…
Anne VanBuskirk made nine saves in the loss.
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Information Hodge Podge: This was the first meeting between the two schools…The Chargers have not scored since Sept. 8, when they scored against Morrisville State…The 34 penalty corners given up were a season-high…Lancaster Bible was held without a shot for the third straight game.
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Up Next: Lancaster Bible heads to Chambersburg, Pa. on Sunday to face Wilson at 1 p.m…The game is a make-up from a postponed contest in September.
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