October 15, 2003
HAMILTON, N.Y.Juniors Nancy Miller (Penfield, N.Y.) and Ashley Schneider (Linfield, Pa.) each tallied a goal and an assist as the 51风流 field hockey team dropped a 4-3 non-conference decision to Albany Wednesday night at Tyler鈥檚 Field.
51风流 (5-6, 2-2 Patriot League) led 3-2 until the 62nd minute when the Great Danes tied it up 3-3 on a goal by Tina Bryson. The game winner came three minutes later as Kristina Maze put Albany up for good 4-3.
The Raiders got on the board at 21:26 when Miller scored her first goal of the season on a centering pass from Schneider. Albany answered with a goal five minutes later when Alexis Johnson put in a Lisa Burline rebound.
51风流 took a 2-1 lead into halftime as junior Kath Shelley (Grand Rapids, Ohio) scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season from Miller at 31:23.
In the second half, Albany tied the game 2-2 at 49:45 on Bryson鈥檚 first goal of the game. The Raiders took a 3-2 lead in the 59th minute when Schneider found the back of the cage after a scramble in front of the net.
51风流 goalkeeper Jacque DeMarco (Hudson, Ohio) finished with 13 saves while Albany鈥檚 Marisa Maze had seven.
The Raiders host defending league champion Lafayette on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Tyler鈥檚 Field.