NEW YORK CITY – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team defeated Columbia on Friday, 2-0 to pick up its fourth win of the year. After a scoreless first half, the Quakers took advantage of set piece opportunities at one end and blanked the Lions at the other.
The Quakers picked up their second win in Ivy League play and improved to 4-5 overall on the season, while the Lions dropped to 3-6 and fell to 0-3 in Ivy play.
Quaker Notemeal
*Senior
Allison Kuzyk scored her seventh goal of the season; she has now scored in five straight games and six of the last seven.
*Sophomore
Livia Loozen scored the second goal of the game for the Quakers late in the fourth quarter, her fourth tally of the season. Her other three goals came from a hat trick against Georgetown on September 8.
*Senior goalkeeper
Frederique Wollaert made seven saves in pitching her first shutout of the season.
*Penn outshot Columbia 17-9 and also had more shots on frame (10-7).
*Kuzyk led the Quakers with five shots, putting four on target, Loozen, Liz Zandbergen and
Kylie Wall each had two.
*The most prominent attack from the Quakers came in the third quarter, when they had 10 shots and six penalty corner attempts.
How It Happened
Penn had plenty of looks in the first half, including four in the first quarter.
Kuzyk nearly got on the board in the first frame off the feed from
Courtney Kenah, but the Columbia keeper knocked it away.
Nearing the end of the first half the teams traded corner attempts with the first chance belonging to the Lions.
Wollaert was able to make two key saves to keep the game scoreless nearing the end of the half.
The Quakers then had their chance, but the attempt was blocked, keeping both sides scoreless.
With just over two minutes remaining in the third quarter Kuzyk rifled one in near corner, giving the Quakers the 1-0 lead and scoring off of the penalty corner.
As the end of the fourth quarter was approaching Penn delivered the knockout punch on yet another corner opportunity. Loozen was there to finish on the redirect and squeeze it past the Lions keeper.
Even with last-second attempts from the Lions in removing their goalie to put more scorers on the field, the Quakers defense held on to pick up the win.
Quotables
"The team continues to show great growth and composure. Our mindset all season has been very effective and we're able to approach each game with a calm confidence. I'm very proud of this team, as everyone is contributing to our success." –
Colleen Fink, head coach
Up Next
Penn is back on the road for another Ivy League contest on Wednesday, traveling to Princeton to take on the Tigers at 4 p.m.
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