Tenacious River Hawks Hold on for 3-2 Win

Sunday, September 22

Lock Haven, PA

2:30 PM

University of Massachusetts Lowell

(1-6)

St. Francis University (Pa.)

(2-3)

Team	1	2	Final F
UMass Lowell	1	2	3
Saint Francis	1	1	2

Melissa Effertz picked up the game winner over St. Francis

Photo by: David Gillies

9/22/2013 5:07:00 PM | Field Hockey

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UMass Lowell Holds Off Late Run by Red Flash for First Division I Win

LOCK HAVEN, Penn. (Sept. 22, 2013) – The St. Francis Red Flash staged a late comeback effort only to be thwarted by a tenacious UMass Lowell squad as the River Hawks held on for the 3-2 win today in Lock Haven, Penn. The win is the River Hawks first since making the jump to NCAA Division I this season.

St. Francis struck first off a penalty corner opportunity at the 12 minute mark. The River Hawks tied the game in the 26^th minute as Georgia Cowderoy (Ashmore, Queensland, Australia) found the back of the net to tie the match at one heading into the halftime break. UMass-Lowell scored two quick goals to open the second half to take the 3-1 lead on goals by Kelly Freitas (Manchester, N.H) and Melissa Effertz (Oceanside, Calif.) Melanie Hopkins finished the game with 5 saves.

St. Francis, who led in shots (16-9) and in penalty corners (13-4) during the game, battled back with a goal with less than a minute to play but was unable to complete the comeback. With the loss, the Red Flash drops to 2-3 on the season while UMass Lowell recorded their first win to up their record to 1-6.

UMass Lowell will face their first America East foe of the season next Saturday as they travel to Orono, Maine to take on the Black Bears at 1:00 PM.