GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Swarthmore College Field Hockey trailed 2-0 in a game at Gettysburg College on Friday. The Garnet (6-9, 2-6) scored two goals in the second half and one in double overtime to pick up a 3-2 Centennial Conference victory.
Sophomores
Ali Baratta and
Halsey Hutchinson as well as freshman
Emily Hapgood scored the goals for the Garnet. Sophomore
Samie Martin and senior
Riya Garg had assists.
Swarthmore outshot the Bullets (6-8, 3-5) 8-6 in the first half but failed to score. Gettysburg scored its only goals of the game in the 40th and 45th minutes.
Baratta scored Swarthmore's first goal during the 49th minute. She's now tied for the team lead with six goals this season and expands her team high in points to 15. Martin assisted the goal as she passed it to the front baseline for Baratta to score low to the right side of the cage.
Hutchinson's fourth goal of the season came in the 54th minute as she recovered a loose ball in front of the goal before shooting it high to the middle of the cage.
Hapgood's game-winning goal was the first goal of her career. Hapgood received a pass from
Riya Garg in the 87th minute from the far side of the right wing and shot it in to seal the victory.
Garnet senior goalie
Zelda Bank made eight saves in the win.
Swarthmore has two games remaining on its regular season schedule. The Garnet play Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Their last scheduled game is at home against Haverford on Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.
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