COLLEGE FIELD
HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Tufts 3, Middlebury 1
At Middlebury, VT
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Game
Box Score
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Junior Jess Perkins tallied the game-winner on
a penalty corner opportunity
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- In a game between preseason Top 10 teams in
the national poll, #2 Tufts emerged with a 3-1 victory at #7
Middlebury in the season opener for both squads on Saturday
afternoon at Kohn Field. With preseason #1 Bowdoin's 2-0 loss at
Amherst on Saturday, the Jumbos could move up to #1 in the first
poll of the 2009 regular season.
Tufts (1-0), who advanced to both the NESCAC and NCAA Finals a
year ago, set the tone early as senior co-captain Margi Scholtes (Grosse Pointe, MI) hit the post before
Middlebury goalie Becca Shawn denied Tufts junior Tamara Brown (Annandale, VA) on a fast break. The Jumbos broke
through for a 1-0 lead at 17:32 as Brown scored the first goal of
the 2009 season on a penalty corner. The visitors held the one-goal
lead until halftime.
The Panthers (0-1) came back in the second half as Lauren Greer
scored her first career goal after a quick feed from Heather
McCormack in transition. Tufts took a 2-1 lead in the 57th minute,
with junior Jess Perkins (Barrington, RI) scoring
from the top of the circle on a penalty corner. The Jumbos sealed
the game late with a tally from sophomore Lindsay Griffith
(Wilmington, DE) in transition.
Sophomore Marianna Zak (Concord, MA) ended the
day with four saves to earn the win for Tufts, while Shaw made five
stops in the Panthers' cage. Tufts held a 17-6 shots advantage on
the day, while Middlebury led by an 8-4 margin in penalty
corners.
The Jumbos play their home opener on Tuesday afternoon against
Babson at Bello Field. Game time is 4:30 pm. Middlebury also plays
on Tuesday at Springfield.
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