F. Hockey Triumphs On Collins Goal in OT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--One of the Pennsylvania field hockey team's mottoes for 1998 is to avoid overtime games. That would have been sound advice against the Crimson. HARVARD  2 PENN  1

Unfortunately for the Quakers, Saturday's contest with Harvard did end in overtime play, when, 46 seconds in, Harvard co-captain Judy Collins sent home an unassisted game-winning goal. The 2-1 victory, the Crimson's fourth of the season, upped Harvard's record to 2-1 in the Ivy League and 3-5 overall. The loss dropped Penn to 2-1 in the Ivy and 3-3 overall.

"We played a great game today; we were reallydominating throughout the first period," saidjunior goalkeeper Anya Cowan.

Indeed, through the first 30 minutes of play,Harvard dominated the ball on both ends of thefield. At 14:08, junior forward Dominique Kalilpicked up a rebound in traffic in front of theQuaker net and slammed one by goalkeeper SarahDunn, giving the Crimson a 1-0 lead.

Kalil, the team's second leading scorer, nowhas three goals and eight points on the season.

Harvard was able to sustain this lead becauseof a solid defensive effort by its midfielders andbacks.

"We limited them with our side-line defense andsquelched their momentum." said Harvard Coach SueCaples.

Certainly Cowan was the backbone of thedefense. The Ontario native shut down the Pennoffense with her prowess in the net, making threeclutch saves.

Her first test came at 12:41 on a penalty shot.Quaker forward Maureen Flynn whipped a straightshot toward the right post, but Cowan denied theshot with a reflex flip of the glove.

Through the first period, the Crimson womenoutshot the Quakers, 12-5. As the second halfbegan, Harvard's intensity wanted a bit, and Pennbegan an offensive run. At 19:36, Quaker sophomoreforward Bess Friedlander scored off a penaltycorner two-touch and tied the game at 1-1.

Coach Caples, as well as the playersthemselves, were aware of the momentum shift thatwas occurring.

"We allowed our-selves to lapse, and we gavethem the opportunity to score," Caples said.

At 17:29, two Penn forwards broke awaydownfield again, but, at the brink of disaster,goalie Cowan squelched the drive with one of hermiraculous saves.

After a timeout at 15:30, Harvard finallyrefocused and gained composure. Midfieldersespecially, led by the efforts of co-captain TaraLaSovage, restricted Penn's offensive efforts.

During the last 10 minutes of play alone, theCrimson fended off scoring opportunities from atotal of four penalty corners, and forced the gameinto overtime.

After 60 minutes of play, Harvard's playersdemonstrated their superior concentration andstamina. In the sudden-death period, Collinsevaded the wearied Quaker defense and crushed theball into the right corner, sealing the win indramatic fashion.

"I was just glad to get the game over with,Collins said. "It was really a battle out there."

Penn entered the game undefeated in the Ivyand, with this win, Harvard can go into nextSaturday's competition against Cornell withconfidence.

"We needed this one; it was a great win, and itwas a very hard fought win," Caples said. "Wesimply outlasted them in the overtime."

HARVARD, 2-1, OT at Franklin Field,Philadelphia, Pa.

Harvard  1  0  1  --  2Penn  0  1  0  --  1

Scoring

Har--Kalil (unassisted) 16:40.

Pen--Freedlander (unassisted) 40:40.

Har--Collins (unassisted) 60:46.

Saves: Har--Cowan 4; Penn--Dunn 10.CrimsonSeth H. PerlmanON COLLINS: CO-captain JUDY COLLINSnotched an unassisted goal in overtime to securethe Harvard win.

"We played a great game today; we were reallydominating throughout the first period," saidjunior goalkeeper Anya Cowan.

Indeed, through the first 30 minutes of play,Harvard dominated the ball on both ends of thefield. At 14:08, junior forward Dominique Kalilpicked up a rebound in traffic in front of theQuaker net and slammed one by goalkeeper SarahDunn, giving the Crimson a 1-0 lead.

Kalil, the team's second leading scorer, nowhas three goals and eight points on the season.

Harvard was able to sustain this lead becauseof a solid defensive effort by its midfielders andbacks.

"We limited them with our side-line defense andsquelched their momentum." said Harvard Coach SueCaples.

Certainly Cowan was the backbone of thedefense. The Ontario native shut down the Pennoffense with her prowess in the net, making threeclutch saves.

Her first test came at 12:41 on a penalty shot.Quaker forward Maureen Flynn whipped a straightshot toward the right post, but Cowan denied theshot with a reflex flip of the glove.

Through the first period, the Crimson womenoutshot the Quakers, 12-5. As the second halfbegan, Harvard's intensity wanted a bit, and Pennbegan an offensive run. At 19:36, Quaker sophomoreforward Bess Friedlander scored off a penaltycorner two-touch and tied the game at 1-1.

Coach Caples, as well as the playersthemselves, were aware of the momentum shift thatwas occurring.

"We allowed our-selves to lapse, and we gavethem the opportunity to score," Caples said.

At 17:29, two Penn forwards broke awaydownfield again, but, at the brink of disaster,goalie Cowan squelched the drive with one of hermiraculous saves.

After a timeout at 15:30, Harvard finallyrefocused and gained composure. Midfieldersespecially, led by the efforts of co-captain TaraLaSovage, restricted Penn's offensive efforts.

During the last 10 minutes of play alone, theCrimson fended off scoring opportunities from atotal of four penalty corners, and forced the gameinto overtime.

After 60 minutes of play, Harvard's playersdemonstrated their superior concentration andstamina. In the sudden-death period, Collinsevaded the wearied Quaker defense and crushed theball into the right corner, sealing the win indramatic fashion.

"I was just glad to get the game over with,Collins said. "It was really a battle out there."

Penn entered the game undefeated in the Ivyand, with this win, Harvard can go into nextSaturday's competition against Cornell withconfidence.

"We needed this one; it was a great win, and itwas a very hard fought win," Caples said. "Wesimply outlasted them in the overtime."

HARVARD, 2-1, OT at Franklin Field,Philadelphia, Pa.

Harvard  1  0  1  --  2Penn  0  1  0  --  1

Scoring

Har--Kalil (unassisted) 16:40.

Pen--Freedlander (unassisted) 40:40.

Har--Collins (unassisted) 60:46.

Saves: Har--Cowan 4; Penn--Dunn 10.CrimsonSeth H. PerlmanON COLLINS: CO-captain JUDY COLLINSnotched an unassisted goal in overtime to securethe Harvard win.