Oct. 2, 2002

Box Score

VILLANOVA, Pa.- On Wednesday, October 2, the Villanova University field hockey team defeated the visiting University of Pennsylvania Quakers by the score of 3-2. With the win, Villanova evens its record at 5-5, while the Quakers fall to 2-5 on the season.

Villanova got on the board first at the 10:10 mark, when senior Kristen Strocen placed a penalty stroke past Penn goalkeeper Amanda Jacobs. The goal was Strocen's first of the season.

Five minutes later, the Quakers evened the score when Liz Lorelli found Cecilia Carriquiry, who beat a diving Meghan Helwig for her fifth goal on the year.

The Wildcats regained the lead 20:39 into the game, when junior Leah Lisausky eluded several Penn defenders and blasted a shot into the back of the net. Lisuasky leads the team with seven goals. Villanova took the 2-1 lead into the half.

The Quakers came out hungry in the second half, but were stymied by the efforts of the Villanova defense. However, with eighteen minutes left to go in the game, Penn broke through and Liz Lorelli notched her third goal of the season on a pass from Cecilia Carriquiry.

Both teams rallied back and forth and had scoring chances, but it was Villanova who capitalized. With six minutes left in the game, Christina Lugones poked a Lisausky rebound into the back of the net to give Villanova the 3-2 lead. The game winner was Lugones' fourth goal of the season.

Villanova gets back into action on Saturday night when the LaSalle Explorers make their way to Villanova Stadium for a 7:00 game.