Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
Vermont
Catamounts Edge Bison Field Hockey, 2-1
10/20/2002 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Oct. 20, 2002
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Bucknell's Fall Break trip to New England began with a hard-fought 2-1 loss at Vermont on Sunday afternoon. The Bison (5-9) dropped their third straight contest, while the Catamounts (5-11) snapped a four-game losing streak.
Vermont's Kristen MacDonald scored an unassisted goal following a penalty corner with 6:16 remaining in regulation to snap a 1-1 tie. The Bison trailed 1-0 at the half on Christie Layden's goal, but tied it 18 minutes into the second half when Meiko Boynton registered her team-leading seventh tally of the season. Cara Turner assisted on the play.
The Catamounts outshot Bucknell 8-3 in the first half and 10-4 overall. Sonja Wettergreen made six of her seven saves in the opening 35 minutes. Holly Colberg made two stops for Vermont.
Bucknell's road trip continues Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Siena.
BUCKNELL 0 1 -- 1 VERMONT 1 1 -- 2V - Layden (unassisted), 20:52
B - Boynton (C. Turner), 53:39
V - MacDonald (unassisted), 63:44
Shots: Bucknell 4. Vermont 10.
Saves: Bucknell (Wettergreen) 7. Vermont (Colberg) 2.
Penalty Corners: Bucknell 5. Vermont 4.
Team Records: Bucknell 5-9. Vermont 5-11.
