No. 2 Louisville Earns a Shootout Win at No. 20 Miami (Ohio)

Monday, March 22

Oxford, OH

3:00 PM

University of Louisville

(11-3)

Miami University (OH)

(7-1)

Louisville

Miami University

Meghan Schneider celebrates after scoring a goal during the game against Boston College.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

No. 2 Louisville Earns a Shootout Win at No. 20 Miami (Ohio)

March 22, 2021 | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Lori Harmon

OXFORD, Ohio – The second-ranked University of Louisville field hockey prevailed over No. 20 Miami (Ohio) 2-1 in a shootout Monday afternoon at Miami's Field Hockey Complex. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 11-3 while the RedHawks drop to 7-1 on the 2021 spring season.

"We feel fortunate to walk away with a win against a very talented and well coached team," said head coach Justine Sowry. "We had some great possession but were unable to generate quality opportunities. Defensively, we were tough, stingy and denied a very good offensive unit. We need to take a close look at the film on how we can be more effective with the ball."

The teams played through 22 scoreless minutes before the Cardinals broke through with a penalty corner goal midway through the second quarter. Sophomore Emilia Kaczmarczyk delivered her third goal of the season with assists from seniors Alli Bitting and Meghan Schneider.

The Cardinals took the 1-0 lead into halftime after outshooting the RedHawks 7-0 and holding a 6-1 advantage in penalty corners.

The RedHawks answered in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter with a penalty corner goal by Lexi Nugent to even the score at 1-1.

With the game still knotted at 1-1 at the end of regulation, the teams entered the first of two 10-minute sudden-victory overtime periods with the field reduced to seven players per side. In the initial OT frame, Louisville fired off a pair of shots, both turned back by Miami goalkeeper Isabelle Perese. The RedHawks also had a scoring opportunity, but a save by Louisville's Sam Minrath sent the contest into a second overtime.

Neither team delivered a shot on goal in the second overtime and Louisville entered its first shootout of the 2020-21 season.

After Minrath stopped the RedHawks first attempt by Claudia Garcia, Meghan Schneider gave the Cardinals an edge when she converted on her try. A made Allie Grace Joyner evened the shootout tally with a made attempt and Mackenzie Karl pushed Louisville back on top 2-1. On the third try, Minrath thwarted Leonor Berlie's attempt and Katie Schneider gave the Cards a 3-1 advantage. Claire Hellman kept Miami's chances alive when her shot found the cage, but Charlie van Oirschot's final goal sealed the win for Louisville.

In the game, the Cardinals outshot the RedHawks 12-5 and held an 8-2 edge in corners. Minrath (3-1) collected three saves while Perese had four stops for Miami.

Louisville will return to action on March 27 when they travel to No. 15 Boston College for an ACC matchup.