ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore
Julia Lukasik and junior
Mary Catherine Maloney scored in a penalty shootout as the Roberts Wesleyan University field hockey team won its second consecutive East Coast Conference game, defeating Mercy 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon.
Sophomore
Natalee Lawrence scored twice in the first quarter as the Redhawks (4-4, 2-0 ECC) took an early 2-0 lead. Freshman
Addison Shantal assisted on the second goal.
Mercy scored in the second quarter and tied the game with three minutes left, sending it to overtime.
Neither team scored in the 20 minutes of overtime, forcing the shootout.
Mercy failed to convert all four of its attempts while Roberts converted two of its three to secure the win.
Senior
Avery Richardson, the reigning ECC Goalkeeper of the Week, made nine saves for Roberts.
The Redhawks host Saint Thomas Aquinas College in an ECC game at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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