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No. 23 Field Hockey Falls 3-2 to No. 21 Northeastern
Aug. 24, 2012 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The No. 23 University of Louisville field hockey team fell 3-2 to No. 21 Northeastern in both teams' home opener Friday at Trager Stadium in the Sherrill Brakmeier Classic. Following the game a ceremony was held to unveil the newly named Sherrill Brakmeier Locker Room as the team, fans and alums gathered to celebrate Mrs. Brakmeier's 90th birthday. Sophomore Paige Monsen had two assists and the Cards enjoy a brief 2-1 lead in the first half, but could not hang on as Northeastern scored late in the first half to tie the game and added another goal in the second half. The teams played through 19 scoreless minutes before the Huskies broke through with a penalty corner goal by Lindsay Bennett at the 19:47 mark. The Cards quickly responded three minutes later when senior Haley Jurich connected on a pass from Monsen to tie the score at 1-1. Louisville took the lead on a penalty corner on its second penalty corner of the game. Freshman Elisa Garcia and Monsen set up the corner and sophomore Alyssa Voelmle fired a shot past Northeastern's Lizzie Priest to make the score 2-1 at the 33:20 mark. The Huskies were awarded a penalty corner with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game and Crystal Poland tied the score with four seconds left in the half. In the first half, Northeastern held a 6-4 edge in shots and a 5-2 corner advantage. The game-winner came midway through the second half when Deirdre Duke sent a shot into the upper left side of the cage for the 3-2 final. Senior goalkeeper Erin Conrad registered four saves in the game. Northeastern's Lizzie Priest had two stops in the game. The Cards (0-1) are back in action Sunday at 11 a.m. when they face the loser of Saturday's game between No. 20 Northwestern and Miami (Ohio).
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