Box Score

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Susquehanna field hockey team took on Juniata in a mid-week Landmark Conference match and defeated the Eagles 1-0, marking SU's first win against Juniata in four years.

Erica Reichart (Littlestown, Pa./Gettysburg Area) scored late in the game for the Crusaders (3-8, 1-2) off a penalty corner pass from Alison Abey (Ewing, N.J./Ewing) to hand SU the 1-0 lead. With just three minutes left, Juniata could not put together a scoring threat, thus sealing the 1-0 Susquehanna victory.

The last time SU defeated Juniata (6-5, 1-1) was almost exactly four years ago when the Crusaders defeated the Eagles 2-1 at home in double overtime on Oct. 7.

Susquehanna took only three shots all game to Juniata's 11 but all that mattered was SU was able to put one of shots in the cage.

Crusader goalie Margaret Ruth (Lewisberry, Pa./Northern) finished with four saves, two in each half, and Susquehanna held an impressive 9-2 edge in penalty corners.

The first 67 minutes of the game were scoreless as neither team could put together an offensive attack that translated into a goal. The game seemed destined for overtime until Abey took her squad's ninth penalty corner of the evening and found Reichart at the top of the circle, who fired a hard shot past Juniata goalie Janelle Howard for a 1-0 game.

The Crusaders hit the road to face Scranton on Saturday at 1 p.m.