MIDDLETOWN, CONN. The Cardinals (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) garnered
their first win Wednesday afternoon in a 1-0 victory over Williams
College (0-1,0-1 NESCAC). The win broke a seven-game winning
streak for the Ephs whose first half control of the competition
wasn't enough to overcome a solid second period effort by
little three rivals Wesleyan University.
The first period saw back and forth competition from both teams
with over nine minutes passing before the first shot on goal of the
game was tallied by junior Eph Meera Sivalingam (Philadelphia,
Penn.). Junior forward Margie Fulton (Wellesley, Mass.) had a
clean look at the goal 15 minutes into play but Cardinal goalie
Tori Redding deflected the shot tallying one of six
saves. The Ephs had a hard-hitting half outshooting the
Cardinals 8-6, but neither team found the back of the net ending
the period with one penalty corner for the Ephs to Wesleyan's
two and a scoreless board.
6:20 into second half play Cardinal forward Averill Roberto
scored her first career goal off an assist by teammate Blair
Ingraham in the circle to give Wesleyan a 1-0 lead that would
remain until the 70 minute mark. The Cardinals momentum
continued in the half as Wesleyan tallied a 7-2 edge in shots and a
6-1 penalty corner advantage. Freshman Eph Emily Pavlini (Far
Hills, N.J.) had a game high of three shots on goal for both
teams. Sophomore Eph defender Casey Greene (Greenwich, Conn.)
finished with a solid defensive effort for the Ephs combating the
Cardinal's fastbreak and Sivalingam also put together a
strong performance.
Returning senior Eph goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, Conn.)
and sophomore Tori Redding each spent 70 minutes in the goal
acquiring 6 individual saves. Tulla also had one goal allowed
for the competition.
“From the outset it was clear this was going to be a tough
first competition. We had a great first half, but
didn't play cohesively in the second. We're
looking forward to putting together a solid game on Tuesday from
start to finish,” commented Coach Alix Burrale.
The Ephs will play again at home this Tuesday against Keene St.
at 6PM.
The Keene St. game will be available as webcast that can be
accessed by clicking on the TEAMLINE logo on the front page of
Williams Athletics or on the video link in the field hockey team
schedule page.
