Denenga Scores In Loss At American
10/10/2009 6:47:59 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (10/10/09) – Melissa Casale netted two goals as American posted a 5-1 victory over Colgate in a Patriot League field hockey match-up Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles, now 6-5 overall, took the lead for good just 1:53 into the contest as Casale netted the first of her two scores. American tacked on a goal at 14:13 before the Raiders got on the board at 15:05 as Laura Denenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) netted her sixth goal of the campaign from Katelyn Nerbonne (Bow, N.H.). The Eagles added one more goal in the opening half to take a 3-1 lead into intermission.
Sarah Millman and Casale scored at 58:13 and 63:59 respectively to close the game’s scoring.
Sarah Pedersen (State College, Pa.) made two saves in a little less than 25 minutes of work. Kirsten Lalli (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) closed the game with six stops in net.
Colgate, 1-12 overall and 0-2 in league play, returns to action next Saturday as it travels to Worcester, Mass., to take on Holy Cross. The match is slated for a noon start.
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