Fourth Quarter Tally Pushes Eagles Past Gophers

TOWSON, Md. - Visiting Juniata College broke a 1-1 tie with just over 10 minutes remaining as it posted a 2-1 Landmark Conference field hockey victory over Goucher College at Beldon Field Saturday afternoon.

• Juniata (3-6, 2-1 Landmark) had a pair of shots on goal in the final three minutes of the quarter.
• Both shots were turned away by Goucher (6-5, 1-2) goalie Katie Bloom.
• The Eagles also generated three penalty corners in the frame.

• Kaitlyn Bucci sent a shot wide for the Gophers just over two minutes into the second.
• Midway through the period, Bucci had a shot saved, followed by three penalty corners.
• Juniata had a corner with two minutes remaining, but the game remained scoreless at halftime.

• Goucher had two penalty corners three minutes into the second half.
• Juniata took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute with Caitlin Steffie scoring on an assist by Tess Ledeboer.
• Bloom made a save on a Sydney Witter shot just over a minute later.
• With 2:42 remaining in the third, Bucci scored her eighth goal of the season, with Annie Bennett assisting, to the the game 1-1.

• Juniata applied early pressure with seven penalty corners in the first five minutes of the fourth.
• Bloom made three saves during that period.
• Kaylyn Nierzwicki scored off a penalty corner with 10:28 remaining, with Kaylyn Walters assisting.
• A minute later Bennett sent a shot wide.
• With just over a minute to go Bucci put a shot on goal that Juniata goalie Amanda Puza saved.
• Goucher earned one final penalty corner with under a second remaining, but a shot from the top of the circle by Bucci went wide.

• Juniata held a 12-11 edge in shots, with the Eagles taking 15 penalty corners to the Gophers' nine.  Nine of those 15 came in the final 15 minutes.
• Bloom made nine saves for Goucher, with Puza recording four saves.
• Bloom recorded the 200th save of her career.
• Bucci had nine of Goucher's 11 shots, with Bennett and Wrenn Harney recording the others.
• Bucci's eight goals are the most by a Goucher player since Ari Hooper had 10 goals in 2019.

• Goucher steps out of conference Tuesday night when it hosts Immaculata in a 7 pm game at Beldon Field.