Gophers Edged in Road Tilt at Lycoming

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Host Lycoming College made a pair of second quarter goals stand up as it edged Goucher College 2-1 in Landmark Conference field hockey Saturday afternoon at UPMC Field.

• Zoe Mikles sent a shot wide for Goucher (6-3, 1-1 Landmark) three minutes in.
• Gopher goalie Katie Bloom stopped five Lycoming (5-4, 1-1) shots in the first quarter.

• Goucher generated a penalty corner two minutes into the second stanza.
• The Warriors put three shots on goal in a minute span with six minutes to go with Bloom stopping all three.
• Riley Marines scored for Lycoming with 3:47 left in the half.
• Moments later, Kaitlyn Bucci had a shot stopped by Lycoming goalie Isabela Bobe.
• Tayah Bauer doubled the Warrior lead just over two minutes later.

• Bucci and Charlotte Bloom put back-to-back shots on Bobe three minutes into the second half.
• With time winding down in the third quarter, Charlotte Bloom scored to cut Lycoming's lead in half.

• Goucher generated a pair of penalty corners a minute into the final frame, with Bucci having a shot saved by Bobe.
• The Gophers kept the pressure up generating three more corners.
• Mikles had a shot saved by Bobe with seven minutes to go.

• Lycoming outshot Goucher 23-12.  The Warriors also had 20 penalty corners to the Gophers' nine.
• Katie Bloom made 13 saves for the Gophers, her second straight double-digit save game, while Bobe notched eight saves.
• Bucci led the Gophers with seven shots.
• Mikles and Charlotte Bloom finished with two shots apiece.
• Lycoming's win evens the all-time series 1-1.

• Goucher steps out of conference Monday evening, hosting Wilson College in a 7 pm contest at Beldon Field.