Lyons down host Swarthmore, 3-2 during Seven Sisters Tournament

September 16, 2006

SWARTHMORE, PA- The Wheaton College field hockey team came from behind to knock off host Swarthmore College, 3-2 during the first round of the Seven Sisters Tournament on Saturday. The Lyons snapped their two-game losing streak and are 5-2, while the Garnet suffered its first loss and is 3-1.

Swarthmore broke on top quickly, as senior Summer Spicer (Laurel, DE/Laurel) scored off a penalty corner 54 seconds in, but Wheaton junior Sara Dimick (Cumberland, ME/Greely) countered with her team-leading seventh goal of the season off sophomore Alisa Ardito's (Branford, CT/Branford) penalty corner feed just 2:11 before halftime.

The Garnet went back on top in the 49th minute, as sophomore Ashley Gunter (Crisfield, MD/Worcester Prep) scored unassisted, but Lyon sophomore Lauren Henderson (Marblehead, MA/Newman School) tipped home senior Shea Clarke's (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) pass 4:31 later for her first collegiate goal. With 6:38 remaining in regulation, freshman Alex Block (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga) tallied her third goal of the season for her first game-winner. Junior Lyndsie Ryalls (Branford, CT/Branford) was credited with the assist.

Senior Mary Catherine Boll (Columbus, IN/Miss Porter's School) and Wheaton's defensive unit combined to limit an offense averaging nearly five goals per game, one which had netted 11 markers in its previous contest. Boll made eight stops, while Garnet senior Karen Lorang (San Diego, CA/University) turned aside seven shots. Each team had 13 penalty corners, while Swarthmore held a 17-14 advantage in shots.

By each notching an assist, Clarke and Ryalls remained tied for second in program history with 13 career assists apiece.

The Lyons continue their trek through the Seven Sisters Tournament bracket this afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. contest against either Vassar College or New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) counterpart Smith College.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Wheaton (5-2) 1 2 3
Swarthmore (3-1) 1 1 2

1st Half: SC- Summer Spicer (unassisted) 0:54; WC- Sara Dimick (Alisa Ardito) 32:49

2nd Half: SC- Ashley Gunter (unassisted) 48:36; WC- Lauren Henderson (Shea Clarke) 53:07, Alex Block (Lyndsie Ryalls) 63:22

Goalie Saves: WC- Mary Catherine Boll 8; SC- Karen Lorang 7

Shots: WC- 14; SC- 17

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