Kent Defeats Louisville 6-0 In Field Hockey
July 14, 2000 | Field Hockey
October 8, 1999
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University field hockey team evened its Mid-American Conference record as the Golden Flashes defeated the University of Louisville 6-0 Friday afternoon.
Freshman Helen Jerdan scored the lone goal of the first half off a penalty corner from Maggie Downey and Inge Corten to give Kent (9-5-2-2 MAC) a 1-0 halftime lead.
Jerdan scored four minutes into the second half off a corner from Downey and Corten. Two minutes later, Downey scored unassisted to give Kent a 3-0 lead. The Jerdan-Downey-Corten connection worked again with 25:34 left in the game. Unassisted goals by Meagan Class and Kristen Johnson gave Kent the 6-0 victory.
Colleen Finn recorded seven saves in the losing effort for Louisville.
The Cards (4-9, 1-3 MAC) return to action Saturday when they travel to Athens, Ohio, to take on Ohio University at 1 p.m.
Field hockey results:Louisville - 0Kent - 6
Scoring Summary:Kent: Helen Jerdan (Maggie Downey, Inge Corten), 29:50 (1)Kent: Helen Jerdan (Maggie Downey, Inge Corten), 31:39 (2)Kent: Maggie Downey, 29:19 (2)Kent: Helen Jerdan (Maggie Downey, Inge Corten), 25:34 (2)Kent: Meagan Class, 15:29 (2)Kent: Kristen Johnson, 11:35 (2)
Shots on goal:Louisville - 6Kent - 24
Goalie saves:Louisville (Colleen Finn) - 7Kent (Janelle Lynch) - 2
Penalty corners:Louisville - 3Kent - 11
