University of Pennsylvania Athletics

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Penn field hockey battled back from two deficits to force overtime against Saint Joseph's on Sunday afternoon, ultimately securing a 3-2 victory in a shootout at Ellen Vagelos Field.

After the teams finished regulation tied at 2-2, neither side found the back of the cage in two overtime periods. The Quakers converted all four of their shootout attempts, with Riley Thomson delivering the decisive goal to seal the win during Penn's Morgan's Message game.

Quaker Notemeal
*Victoria Manzur scored an unassisted goal in the third quarter to even the score at 1-1.

*Maxi Aranowitz scored off a penalty corner in the fourth quarter, assisted by Jazmin Borensztein and Manzur, to tie the game at 2-2.

*Thomson led Penn with six shots, all on target, while Aranowitz finished with two shots on goal and one goal.

*Ruby de Frees recorded 10 saves through regulation and overtime, while Samira Rafide entered for the shootout.

*Penn converted all four shootout attempts, with Reese Czajkowski, Lucy Mangat, Sydney Mandato and Thomson scoring.

*The Quakers finished with 16 shots and 10 penalty corners, while Saint Joseph's recorded 20 shots and 11 corners.

How It Happened
Saint Joseph's opened the scoring with four minutes to go in the first quarter, as Adele Jardemar converted a penalty corner off an assist from Milou Kluyt to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.

Penn generated four shots in the opening period, including attempts from Sydney Mandato, Mangat and Thomson, but Saint Joseph's goalkeeper Avianna Wagner made four saves to preserve the Hawks' lead.

The Quakers' defense held Saint Joseph's scoreless in the second quarter, with de Frees making two saves to keep the deficit at one heading into halftime.
The Red and Blue found its equalizer early when Manzur scored an unassisted goal two minutes into the frame, bringing the score to 1-1. The Hawks responded late, as Kluyt found the ball from Alison Buffington and Tristan Groff to restore Saint Joseph's lead at 2-1.

Penn entered the fourth quarter trailing by one but continued to pressure the Saint Joseph's defense. After earning a pair of penalty corners, multiple Quakers worked together to create a scoring opportunity.

At two minutes left in regulation. Aranowitz found the back of the cage off assists from Borensztein and Manzur, tied the game at 2-2 and sent the game to overtime.

Neither team broke the tie in the overtime period, forcing a shootout by the two teams.

The Red and Blue delivered a perfect performance in the shootout. Czajkowski, Mangat and Mandato converted Penn's first three attempts, while Rafide helped keep the Hawks within reach by stopping Saint Joseph's first attempt and watching its third go wide.
After Saint Joseph's converted its second attempt, Thomson stepped up and scored on Penn's fourth try to secure the shootout victory and complete the 3-2 win.

Up Next
The Quakers go back to Ivy League conference play as they take on Columbia on Friday, Oct. 16, at 3:00 p.m. before taking on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks Sunday at noon.

Friday's game will mark the team's 8 Against Hate and Pride collaboration.


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