Gophers Return to Their Winning Ways

IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Goucher College field hockey team (3-5, Landmark 0-1) snapped a two-game skid in a 5-2 win over Immaculata on the road Thursday evening.

The Gophers fell behind in the seventh minute when the Mighty Macs netted a goal via Layne Kennedy. However, senior Olivia Dickert (Montville, N.J.) wiped away the advantage with her fourth goal of the season in the 19^th minute. She doubled her goal total with a goal only two minutes later on a penalty stroke.

Junior Maya Belin (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Meghan Oakes (Boothbay, Maine) gave Goucher some breathing room with back-to-back goals only 45 seconds apart. The Gophers held onto a 4-1 lead before allowing one more goal to Immaculata before the half.

Goucher took a 4-2 lead into intermission.

Dickert completed her first career hat trick on the night in the 44^th minute when junior Jackie Juarez (Glendora, Calif.) dished  a pass off the corner.

Goucher held an advantage in shots (17-8), shots on goal (13-7) and penalty corners (9-7).

Time in goal was split between Liz Zengel (Smithfield, Va.), Megan Wells (Wilbraham, Mass.) and Quichey Johnson (Baltimore, Md.). Johnson led the team with 3 saves in 23 minutes. Both Zengel and Wells added a save each.

The Gophers are back in action on Saturday when Susquehanna comes to Goucher for a showdown at 1 p.m. on Beldon Field.