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FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO QUINNIPIAC, 4-1

10/19/2002

Baltimore, MD—UMBC (5-10, 4-7 NEC) lost their third straight as they fell to Northeast Conference preseason favorite Quinnipiac (10-7, 10-0 NEC), 4-1, Saturday afternoon at UMBC Stadium. Sophomore Cecile Banas (Gaithersburg, MD/Wooton) scored the lone goal for the Retrievers after successfully putting back a rebounded Wendy Ison (Pasadena, MD/Chesapeake) shot at 58:28.

Quinnipiac got on the board early when sophomore Chelsea Osbrey (North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown) scored off a penalty corner just 1:51 into the game. Osbrey would convert another corner to net what would be the game-winning goal just two minutes before halftime to create a 2-0 Bobcat lead. Teammates Jennifer Lucich (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) and Amy Cunniff (Walpole, MA/Walpole) added insurance goals late in the second half to secure the victory for Quinnipiac.

For the game, Quinnipiac outshot UMBC 12-11 and posted more penalty corners, 8-6.

Quinnipiac – 2 2 – 4

UMBC – 0 1 – 1

Goals- Quinnipiac – Osbrey (Meredith Klein), 1:51; Osbrey (Eileen Gallagher), 32:42;

UMBC – Banas (unassisted), 58:28

Saves- Quinnipiac – Erin McKay (70 min., 6 saves)

UMBC – Meghan Polek (70 min., 3 saves)

Cautions- Quinnipiac – Jackie Langenstein (Green), 10:09

Amy Cunniff (Green), 30:32