Ephs suffer 3-2 non-conference loss to Hamilton
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The first goal of the night was scored 10:28 into the first period after both teams had time to warm up and get into their groove on this brisk October night. Hamilton senior Amy Allen passed the ball to junior Colleen Callaghan who broke free of William’s defense to finish putting the Continentals up, 1-0. The Ephs responded only a minute later when sophomore Ariel Lyddane (Greenwich, CT) tapped in a deflected shot from senior captain Anne de Saint Phalle (Bronxville, NY) tying the score up at 1. Eph offense maintained possession of the ball for the majority of the remainder of the half taking 10 shots, 3 on goal, to the Continental’s 9 shots, 5 on goal. Williams had 4 more penalty corners than Hamilton coming out with 5 for the half.
Hamilton hit the ground running with the start of the second period gaining back the lead off their first shot when sophomore Mary Lancaster scored her first goal of the night off an assist by Callaghan 2:23 into the half. Eph first-year Kelly Nault (Longmeadow) responded promptly contacting the net only 3 minutes later to bring the competition back to a tied score at 2-2. Overtime was in sight when, with 3:18 remaining on the clock, Lancaster clinched the win for Hamilton off a pass by Allen in traffic to gain the 3-2 advantage. The Eph’s aggressive offense was evident in taking almost twice as many shots and penalty corners as Hamilton for the period with 13 and 8 respectively. Despite only taking 7 shots and having 5 penalty corners, the Continentals converted these few opportunities and secured the victory.
Hamilton senior goalie Courtney DeMaria played the 70 minute regulation game tallying 9 saves. Williams junior goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, CT) also spent the full 70 minutes in the net finishing out each half with four saves.
“On paper we had good stats and a strong offense,” commented Coach Alix Barrale, “but it simply came down to who had more heart. We are still young and still improving, but tonight it just came down to who wanted it more.”
The Ephs will play away this Saturday at Bowdoin at 11AM.
