COLLEGE FIELD
HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Trinity (CT) 2, Tufts 1 ot
At Medford, MA
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Game
Box Score
MEDFORD -- In a game between top 5 teams who were undefeated and
battling for first place in NESCAC, junior Christy Bradley
(Wellesley, MA) scored two goals and sophomore goalkeeper Gina
Dinallo (West Hartford, CT) made 15 saves to lead the #5 ranked
Trinity Bantams over the #3 Tufts Jumbos, 2-1, on Saturday
afternoon.
The game lived up to its billing. In the first half, both teams
played stingy defense and allowed few quality scoring chances. Only
13 total shots were fired in the first half as much of the play was
in the center of the field. However, with 7:00 remaining, Tufts
senior Michelle Kelly (Downington, PA) intercepted
a Bantam pass and blasted a shot just inside the near post to give
the Jumbos a 1-0 lead. Kelly was one of four Jumbos playing on
Seniors' Day at Bello Field.
The Tufts lead would stand until the half. The hosts held and
edge in penalty corners 7-1 and outshot the Bantams 9-4 for the
first 35 minutes.
In the second half, play intensified in front of a large crowd
at Bello. A little more than 10 minutes into the period, Trinity
found a loose ball in front of the Tufts cage and first-year Alanna
Capasso (Weston, MA) made a short pass to Bradley who buried it to
tie the game at 1-1. The goal seemed to increase the intensity even
more as both teams had good chances but to no avail. The game went
to overtime, the first for Tufts and the third time for
Trinity.
In the extra period, both teams had several chances to win as 12
total shots were taken (seven by Tufts). Trinity, however, finished
off the comeback with 7:01 remaining as Capasso found a streaking
Bradley and she slid the ball under Tufts goalie Marianna Zak (Concord, MA) to give the Bantams the victory. The
assist was the second of the game for Capasso.
Trinity now stands alone in first place with a 7-0 NESCAC mark
(11-0 overall). The loss is the first of the year for the Jumbos
and ends their 30-game regular-season unbeaten streak. They fall to
10-1 overall and 6-1 in the league. The Jumbos finished with a
24-16 advantage in shots and 19-8 in penalty corner attempts.
Dinallo made five saves in each period for the Bantams. Zak
finished with eight saves for Tufts.
The Jumbos next play their final non-conference game at Gordon
on Tuesday. The Bantams travel to Springfield on Wednesday.
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