Field Hockey Defeats Ohio 3-2

Friday, September 22

Louisville, Ky.

4:00 PM ET

University of Louisville

Ohio

September 22, 2000 | Field Hockey

Sept. 22, 2000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville field hockey team opened up Mid-American Conference play by beating Ohio University 3-2 on Friday at Trager Stadium.

After playing a scoreless first half, Louisville took the lead on an Allison Barkley goal at the 24:00 mark in the second half.

Ohio quickly tied the game when Amanda Eaby scored an unassisted goal just two minutes later. The Bobcats pulled ahead 2-1 with 12:19 remaining in the game when Andrea Pettinato connected on a pass from Ali Johnstone.

Louisville's Danielle Barr tied the game at two with 10:28 remaining when she nailed a penalty stroke. The score remained tied 2-2 until Barr scored the game-winning goal on a penalty corner with assists from Keri Beckhorn and Pip Sanders with just three seconds remaining in the game to give U of L the 3-2 victory.

Ohio falls to 2-5, (0-1 MAC).

Louisville (6-2, 1-0 MAC) will play host to Kent State (6-3, 2-0 MAC) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Trager Stadium. The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 18 in the National Field Hockey Association rankings.

Field hockey results (at Trager Stadium)            1st     2nd FinalLOUISVILLE      0   3   3OHIO            0   2   2
Scoring Summary:Louisville: Allison Barkley (unassisted) 24:00 (2nd half)            Danielle Barr (penalty stroke) 10:28 (2nd)            Barr (Keri Beckhorn, Pip Sanders) :03 (2nd)
Ohio:       Amanda Eaby (unassisted) 22:01 (2nd)            Andrea Pettinato (Ali Johnstone) 12:19 (2nd)
Shots:UL:  14OU:  5
Penalty corners:UL: 9OU: 2
Goalkeeper statisticsUL: Christy Hershey: 70:00, 3 savesOU: Tara Elliott: 70:00, 4 saves