The Tigers played with unbelievable heart and intensity, but in the end, Maryland's offense was to much for Princeton to handle. The game ends as Maryland wins, 7-5.
Friday, November 20, 2009
7-5 game, 1:17 left
Sharkey cuts Maryland's lead to two with about one minute left. The Tigers refuse to go down easy.
Maryland takes a three-goal lead
With 3:39 left in the game, O'Donnell fakes out King and puts the ball on net. With the clock ticking away, Maryland is up, 7-4.
Maryland takes a three-goal lead
With 3:39 left in the game, O'Donnell fakes out King and puts the ball on net. With the clock ticking away, Maryland is up, 7-4.
6-4 Maryland lead, 7:34 left in the game
O'Donnell got her second assist of a game. She fed the ball to midfielder Ameliet Rischen, who snuck a shot past King.
Maryland up 5-4, with 13:13 left in the game
Midfielder Megan Frazer has given the Terps the lead after hitting a hard shot past King.
Tigers score again, tying the game at four
After another penalty-corner opportunity for Princeton, Reinprecht deflects the ball into the net for her second goal of the game. It's a 4-4 game with 17:28 left in the second half. The Tigers' offense has been jumpstarted.
Tigers bouncing back
At the 23:44 mark, after Cesan fed the ball in on a penalty-corner, the Tigers have scored to make the score 4-3. Katie Reinprecht deflected a shot into the net past Grater. Princeton is on the offensive again now.
Now it's 4-2 Maryland
Right after Maryland scored its fourth goal of the game, senior midfielder Kaitlin Donovan chipped the ball into the goal, cutting the Terps' lead to two.
Wow
After sophomore forward Kathleen Sharkey gets denied on a breakaway opportunity by Grater, the Terps went on the offensive quickly. Forward Nicole Muracco fed the ball nicely to forward Katie O'Donnell, who tapped the ball into the net, giving Maryland a 4-1 lead early in the second half.
Halftime stats
Maryland outshot Princeton 11-3 in the first half. The Terrapins also had nine penalty corners to the Tigers' three. King has three saves and all of them were crucial.
It's halftime
Princeton got a penalty-corner opportunity with about 25 seconds left in the first half. Senior back Kaitlyn Perrelle shot the ball hard after freshman forward Michelle Cesan fed the ball in. But Maryland's goalkeeper Alicia Grater makes a key save to end the half. Maryland has a 3-1 lead heading into halftime. I would love to know what head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn is saying to the Tigers right now. I expect Princeton to come out firing in the second half, being down by two goals in this semifinal matchup.
Maryland goes up 3-1 in the first half
Forward Katie O'Donnell controlled the ball in the circle and fakes out King, who had no chance on the shot. Maryland now has a two-goal lead with 11:50 left in the first half. Princeton calls a timeout.
Maryland takes a 2-1 lead
With 17 minutes left in the first half, Maryland takes a 2-1 lead after its sixth penalty-corner opportunity. The goal was scored by Thomas, her second of the game. The Tigers have been on the defensive for a lot of the half.
The game is tied at 21:26
On another penalty corner for Maryland, back Emma Thomas sails a shot over King and into the goal. Maryland is getting a lot of offensive pressure early on in the game. It was very important that Princeton got that early goal, but now it's tied, 1-1.
Tigers up early
At the 27:33 mark of the first half, the Tigers are on the board first after freshman forward Michelle Cesan deflects a shot into the goal. The Princeton goal was set up by a penalty-corner opportunity. Now, it's Maryland with a penalty corner after junior goalkeeper Jennifer King makes a diving save. Maryland's shot goes wide, and Princeton settles in on offense again.
Field Hockey Final Four
I'm currently sitting in the press box at Kentner Stadium at Wake Forest University. I am here for the semifinals of the field hockey NCAA Final Four between No. 4 Princeton and No. 1 Maryland. The game starts at 2 p.m. I will be blogging throughout the game, so stay tuned.
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