NOVEMBER 1, 2006
KING'S FIELD HOCKEY DOWNS DEL-VAL 6-3 TO REACH
FREEDOM CONFERENCE FINALS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
WILKES-BARRE
-- Lindsay Sabo (left) scored two goals and distributed a pair of
assists as the host King's College field hockey team posted a 6-3
victory over Delaware Valley College in a Freedom Conference semi-final
matchup Wednesday at Betzler Fields.
With the win, top seeded King's improved to 18-3 on the year while
reaching the conference finals for the second straight year and three of
the last four seasons. Fourth-seeded Delaware Valley, meanwhile, ended
its season with a 10-9 mark.
King's would come out of the gates quickly when Christina Glenn
scored unassisted off a rocket shot just inside the penalty circle at
28:25 of the first half. The Lady Monarchs would push the lead to 2-0
when Debbie Wychock drilled in a shot off a feed from Glenn
following a penalty corner at 22:32.
Sabo
would give King's a 3-0 first-half lead when she struck net off an
assist from Sarah McGrady (right) with 4:51 left in the opening
stanza. Delaware Valley, however would take advantage of a penalty
corner late in the half when Bethany Pavlik scored on an entry pass from
Shannon Shivak with no time remaining on the clock to bring the Aggies
to within 3-1 at the break.
In the second stanza, Delaware Valley would cut the King's lead to one
goal when Michelle Cernobyl scored off a Pavlik assist with 27:58
remaining in the contest. But King's answered just 0:19 later when Sabo
tallied her second goal off an assist from McGrady to give the lady
Monarchs a 4-2 advantage with 27:39 remaining.
King's would add to its lead just 3:25 later when Megan Farrell
redirected a lead pass from Sabo just inside the left post to give the
Lady Monarchs a 5-2 lead with 24:14 on the clock. The Aggies would
attempt to rally when Cernobyl scored on a rebounded shot with 13:03
left to cut the lead to 5-3.
King's would put the game on a beautiful fast break when Wychock carried
the ball inside the circle before passing the ball to Sabo near the left
post. Sabo would then direct a one-touch pass to Ave' Moran to
the right post for an easy tap-in goal to close out the scoring.
King's outshot Delaware Valley 16-12 and held a 12-8 advantage in
penalty corners. King's goalie Kari Leach had nine saves in the
game while Aggie keeper Jackie Deschenes made eight stops, including a
save on a penalty stroke by Wychock with 3:49 left in the contest.
King's will host the winner of the Wednesday evening contest between
second-seeded Scranton and third-seeded FDU-Florham in the Freedom
Conference title game Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Betzler Fields. The
winner of the Freedom Conference will gain an automatic berth into the
NCAA Division III National Tournament.
