ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University field hockey team dropped a heartbreaker to Eastern University, 3-2, in overtime on Saturday afternoon in a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth contest.
All of the scoring game in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Cadence Conti opened the scoring 1:35 into the fourth quarter.
Brogan Heilig followed less than two minutes later off an assist from
Jess Silver for a 2-0 Neumann lead.
Eastern cut the lead in half in the 54
th minute. The Eagles then tied the game in the 57
th minute and the game went into overtime. Eastern scored midway through the first overtime for the 3-2 final.
Conti had 10 shots in the game, seven on net, and a defensive save.
Gabriella Cappelli put four shots towards the net, as did Heilig.
Ly'Airrah Sanders made three saves in net. The Knights outshot the Eagles 18-9 overall and 14-7 on net. Neumann also had 13 penalty corners to Eastern's six.
Neumann (7-6, 1-4 MAC Commonwealth) will host Stevenson on Wednesday afternoon in conference action beginning at 4:00 PM.
