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Yale Tops Bison Field Hockey, 4-1
10/14/2001 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Oct. 14, 2001
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sarah Driscoll had a goal and an assist as Yale broke open a 1-1 tie with a three-goal second half and defeated Bucknell 4-1 in a non-league field hockey contest Sunday afternoon.
The Bison lost their fifth straight game and fell to 5-8 on the season, while Yale improved to 6-6.
Bucknell's Lisa Bingaman opened the scoring in the sixth minute of the game when she deflected Annie Hunsicker's shot in a scramble following a penalty corner. The goal was Bingaman's fourth of the season.
Yale tied it on Caroline Thompson's unassisted goal with 6:26 remaining in the first half, and the Bulldogs surged ahead with a big second half. Driscoll set up Suzanne Anthony's go-ahead goal with 16:59 remaining in the game, then Driscoll added an insurance tally with 8:03 to play. Stephanie Dolmat-Connell capped the scoring with an unassisted marker with 3:30 left.
Sonja Wettergreen made 11 saves for the Bison, who were outshot 21-12. Yale held a 9-5 edge in penalty corners.
Bucknell returns to Patriot League competition on Wednesday when it visits Colgate at 6 p.m.
BUCKNELL 1 0 -- 1 YALE 1 3 -- 4B - Bingaman (Hunsicker), 29:28, 1st
Y - Thompson (unassisted), 6:26, 1st
Y - Anthony (Driscoll), 16:59, 2nd
Y - Driscoll (unassisted), 8:03, 2nd
Y - Dolmat-Connell (unassisted), 3:30, 2nd
Shots: Bucknell 12. Yale 21.
Saves: Bucknell (Wettergreen) 11. Yale (Nesburg) 7.
Penalty Corners: Bucknell 5. Yale 9.
Team Records: Bucknell 5-8. Yale 6-6.
