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Nov, 2022

Field Hockey Moves Into Elite Eight After Tight Battle With Tufts

GLASSBORO, N.J. – The No. 5 Messiah field hockey team earned a 2-1 victory over the No. 6 Tufts Jumbos in a tightly contested NCAA Second Round match in Glassboro, N.J. the Falcons struck first, scoring in the opening minute of the second quarter off the stick of Kelsey Heltzel. Midway through the third quarter, Lauren Seubert connected on a penalty stroke to put Messiah up 2-0.
 
Tufts got on the board late in the third and provided heavy pressure throughout the fourth quarter, but Messiah weathered the storm and held on for the 2-1 victory.
 
In the match, Tufts outshot the Falcons 12-6, putting eight shots on goal against five from Messiah.
 
With the win, Messiah advances to Sunday's Elite Eight match with Rowan, who earned a 4-0 victory over the Christopher Newport Captains in their Second Round match earlier in the day. The No. 3 Rowan Profs and No. 5 Falcons will square off at 1:00 p.m. with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
 
How It Happened
The first 15 minutes of Saturday's First Round was a scoreless battle with each team putting one shot on goal. The Jumbos attempted three total shots in the period while Messiah's best look came in the eighth minute when an Ashlyn Smith shot off a corner got past the keeper, but a defensive save from Jackie McCarthy kept the game scoreless.
 
Less than 30 seconds into the second period, Messiah earned a penalty corner and made good on the opportunity. An initial shot by Madi Johnson was blocked, but Kelsey Heltzel grabbed the rebound on the left side. Her shot hit off a defender and found the back of the cage to give Messiah the 1-0 lead just 40 seconds into the second quarter.
 
Four minutes later Heltzel had Messiah's only other shot of the period, but it was saved. Catie Brubaker was called upon to make three saves in the period and the 1-0 Messiah lead held through the half.
 
Midway through the third quarter, Messiah earned a penalty corner. Like Smith in the second quarter, Madi Johnson's shot was saved defensively, however a penalty stroke was awarded to the Falcons as Lauren Seubert lined up to take the shot. Seubert converted the stroke to make the game 2-0 Falcons. A couple minutes later, Tufts cut the deficit in half with a goal from Hannah Biccard as the game headed to the fourth quarter.

The Jumbos attempted to press and tie the game and had a golden opportunity early in the fourth quarter with a penalty stroke taken by Reegan McCloskey. Messiah goalkeeper Catie Brubaker came up with a huge save to kep the Jumbos at 1 as that score would remain for the rest of the quarter. The Falcons defense would hold on for the win 2-1.

Stats
The Jumbos out shot the Falcons on the day 12-6 and had 13 penalty corners to the Falcons four, yet it was the Falcons who found the back of the net twice. Heltzel's goal was her sixth goal of the year while Seubert's goal was her seventh of the year.

Up Next
The Falcons are riding a 15 game winning streak and sit at 17-2 on the year, The Falcons advanced to the Elite Eight to face #3 Rowan University at 1:00 PM. That game will be held in Glassboro, N.J.

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