The Lancaster Bible College Field Hockey team hosted Immaculata for a United East matchup on Wednesday afternoon, earning a 5-2 victory for their third consecutive win. The Chargers improve to 4-6 overall and 2-0 in the United East while the Mighty Macs drop to 2-9 overall and 0-2 in the United East.
How it Happened:
The Chargers made an early stand on defense as
Amelia Huey (Gr.) made two saves in goal, then a pair of penalty corners for the Mighty Macs were unsuccessful. Around the 10-minute mark, Immaculata had a break towards the goal and made the connection for the opening score, taking the lead on the road heading into the second quarter.
Immaculata scored once again within the first four minutes of quarter #2, extending their lead to 2-0. The Chargers began to fight back in the game just two minutes later as they worked the ball up the field, with
Lily Wood (Fr.) making the final connection to
Gracie Hoffman (So.) as she broke to the goal and knocked LBC's first goal of the game through to cut the lead to one. After a save by each team's goalie, the Chargers drew two penalty corners with the second one coming out to
Riley Danko (Sr.), launching the ball towards the goal with
Ayla Zwally (So.) waiting on the left side to tap it in and tie the game at 2-2 in the 25th minute. The Chargers had one more shot on goal before the half, with the score tied at two apiece after 30 minutes.
The Mighty Macs had momentum early in the third quarter with three shots and two shots on goal, but Huey made both saves and Zwally came down with a shot on goal off a corner. On a scramble in the circle with about three minutes left in the quarter, Hoffman knocked in the go-ahead score to put LBC up 3-2 to complete the comeback and take an advantage into the final period.
The Chargers had the edge early in the fourth as
Rebekah Hoover (So.) had a shot on goal off a corner, then Immaculata flipped the field for a shot that was saved by
Hailey Whitmoyer (Jr.) on defense. On the next pass for LBC, a shot by Hoffman resulted in a penalty stroke for the Chargers, with Danko lining up and drilling the shot for another score to extend the lead to 4-2. The Chargers weren't done even down the stretch as
Bailey Simmons (So.) found Hoffman for her third goal of the game, netting the hat-trick as the Chargers took down the Mighty Macs in comeback fashion for a 5-2 victory.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Shots:
Immaculata 12, Lancaster Bible 11
- Shots on Goal:
Immaculata 10, Lancaster Bible 9
- Corners: Immaculata 2,
Lancaster Bible 8
Scoring Summary
10' IU – Alexis Andrada (6) [Morgan Barnes (1)]
19' IU – Maria Berenato (2) [Gigi Fox (1)]
21' LBC –
Gracie Hoffman (4) [
Lily Wood (1)]
25' LBC –
Ayla Zwally (2) [
Riley Danko (3)]
42' LBC –
Gracie Hoffman (5)
54' LBC –
Riley Danko (3)
{Penalty}
59' LBC –
Gracie Hoffman (6) [
Bailey Simmons (3)]
Goalkeeping
- Annamae Jones (IU): 1 Save, 2 GA
- Ella Miller (IU): 3 Saves, 3 GA, LOSS (0-1)
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Amelia Huey (LBC): 7 Saves, 2 GA, WIN (3-6)
Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' 1st-ever victory over Immaculata in program history and their first 2-0 start to conference play all-time. The Chargers have now scored a goal in a program-record seven consecutive games, improving to 4-4 this season at home for their most home wins in a single season in Division III-era program history (since 2018). The Chargers also tied their Division III-era wins record for a single season with four, tying their 2023 win total as well as tying their DIII conference wins record with two. The Chargers' five goals today are their most in a game this season and their most overall since October 8, 2023 at Wells College.
Gracie Hoffman became just the third player in LBC DIII history to record three goals in a single game, joining
Riley Danko (2023-Pres.) and Molly Gray (2021-24 | 2x). She is also the first Charger to score multiple goals in a game this season and leads the team with six goals this year. Danko also becomes the first player in program history to record 10+ goals and 10+ assists in a career, netting her 10th career goal today while holding the program record for career assists with 13.
Amelia Huey moved into 4th in LBC DIII history in career saves with 58, passing Anne VanBuskirk (2018) on the list.
Up Next:
The Chargers have their final regular season home game of the season on Saturday, October 10 as they host Penn St. Harrisburg in United East play at 5:30 p.m.
