Davis Converts Penalty Stroke For Washington

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Alexis Young scored the game-winning goal with 18:44 left in the game to give visiting Stevenson a 2-1 win host visiting Washington College in a non-conference field hockey game on Saturday afternoon at Kibler Field at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium.

Stevenson 2 Washington College 1

How It Happened
-The Mustangs scored their only goal of the first half when Sara McVey drove down the left side and beat Shorewomen goalie Kerrigan Buck short side 15:37 into the first half. 
-Washington almost evened the game at the 16:26 into the opening half on a shot by Jen Tordella, but her shot was denied on a defensive save by Blair Bitner.
- Stevenson blocked a shot in the final minute by Alli Dudley.
-The Shorewomen earned a penalty stroke and tied the game 3:22 into the second half by Elizabeth Davis as she blasted a low shot to the right corner of the cage.  
-Davis almost put WC ahead 2-1 at the 41:29 mark, but her shot was kick saved away by Kelsey Eure.  That shot ended nine straight shots opening the second half by the hosts.
-Stevenson took advantage of a misplay by the WC defense for the game-winner as Young found the ball and beat Buck in a one-on-one to the left side to give the visitors a 2-1 lead at the 51:16 mark.
-The Shorewomen had two chances to tie it, but could not get the equalizer.  Natalie Theriault hit the left post at the 54:22 mark and the rebound by Tordella went wide.  The second chance by Davis off of a penalty corner with 12:28 to go was stopped by the Mustangs' Marissa Hoffman for a defensive save.
-WC's Olivia Auer had her first defensive save of her career as she stopped a shot by Rosemarie Neiva with 6:10 remaining.

For The Shorewomen (0-3)
-Scorers: Davis (1 goal)
-Goalkeeper: Buck (5 saves, 2 goals allowed, 70:00)
-Washington had 19 shots and 13 penalty corners in the contest.
-Auer tallied a defensive save for Washington.

For Stevenson (1-2)
-Scorers: McVey (1 goal), Young (1 goal)
-Goalkeeper: Eure (8 saves, 1 goals allowed, 70:00)
-The Mustangs had 15 shots and 11 penalty corners in the game.
-Bitner and Hoffman had defensive saves in the game for Stevenson.

Notes
-Davis is now fourth all-time in career points at WC with 75.

Up Next
9/16 at Johns Hopkins - 7:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Opener)
-Washington fell to Johns Hopkins, 3-1, last season in Chestertown.