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No. 3 Princeton Defeats Field Hockey 3-0
October 10, 2010 | Field Hockey
Oct. 10, 2010
PRINCETON, N.J. - - Host, third-ranked Princeton defeated the No. 8 University of Louisville field hockey team 3-0 Sunday afternoon. Princeton improves to 9-2 while the Cards drop to 9-5 on the season.
"Despite the score, the Cards played well and again created opportunities to score," said U of L head coach Pam Bustin. "After a much deserved rest, we will get back to working on finishing in the circle. Our defense really found its rhythm midway through the first half and played solid until the end of the match."
The Tigers scored twice in the first nine minutes of the game to take an early 2-0 lead. Julia Reinprecht connected on a rebound off of goalkeeper Erin Conrad's pads to put the Tigers on the scoreboard at the 6:18 mark. Less than three minutes later, Kathleen Sharkey added an insurance goal.
The teams entered the break with Princeton up 2-0 after outshooting the Cards 9-3 and holding a 3-2 edge in penalty corners.
Michelle Cesan converted a penalty score with less than three minutes remaining for the 3-0 final.
In the game, the Tigers outshot the Cards 22-7 and held an 11-5 advantage in corners. Conrad (9-5) posted 10 saves in the loss. Princeton's Christina Maida had two saves as the Tigers held the Cardinals scoreless for the first time this season.
U of L (9-5, 3-1 BIG EAST) will return home for their final weekend at Trager Stadium when they play host to BIG EAST Conference opponent Villanova on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. The Cards will celebrate senior day on Sunday when they play host to Iowa at 1 p. m. Sunday's game will be televised live on WHAS11.
