HANOVER, N.H. – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team defeated Dartmouth, 3-0, Friday afternoon at Chase Field.
Sophie Freedman led the way with a career-high three points, including her first goal of the season.
Livia Loozen and
Beau Lilly Barrington-Hibbert both added goals, while
Ruby de Frees recorded her first collegiate shutout.
Quaker Notemeal
*Freedman's three points on the afternoon are a new career high. She recorded two points on three previous occasions, most recently against Princeton in 2023.
*Freedman has now recorded four points every season as a Quaker.
*Loozen scored her first goal of the season. Her last goal came against Delaware on Oct. 29, 2023.
*Penn out-shot Dartmouth 14-3. The Red and Blue have out-shot their opponent in six straight games.
*Penn had three different goal scorers for the first time this season. The last game the Quakers had three-or-more unique goal scorers was when four different players scored against the Big Green in 2023.
*The Quakers extended their winning streak over Dartmouth to nine straight games.
How It Happened
The Quakers set the tone in the first quarter. They recorded the first shot of the game less than two minutes into the contest but it was sent wide of the net.
Halfway into the quarter, the Quakers' press resulted in a turnover. Loozen took the ball and ripped it past the goalie to put the Quakers up 1-0.
Penn continued the offensive pressure but it couldn't score in the second quarter. Freedman drew a yellow card on Dartmouth goalie Isabel Andrews– one of two she received in the game–but Penn couldn't quite capitalize.
Dartmouth's best offensive opportunity came late in the third quarter, when it was able to push the ball into the circle. Olivia Galiotos put a shot up but de Frees stood tall and made the save.
A minute later, Penn's press once again generated a goal. Pinned in their own defensive end, the Big Green were trying to flip the field but
Riley Thomson deflected a pass. The ball landed right in front of Freedman who backhanded it for the score.
The Red and Blue scored their third and final goal halfway into the fourth quarter. Andrews received her second yellow card and Penn was awarded a penalty corner. Thomson inserted it to Freedman who set up Barrington-Hibbert for the tally.
Both teams exchanged a shot on goal in the final minutes but both were denied as the Quakers held on for the shutout victory in the Upper Valley.
Up Next
The Quakers will come back to Philadelphia for the first of a four-game homestand against Cornell on Saturday at noon. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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