CARLISLE, Pa. – Senior Alexandra Hockwitt cashed in off a penalty corner with 6:35 left in the second overtime period to lift Dickinson field hockey to their third consecutive win, knocking off visiting Gettysburg College by a final of 2-1 at the Biddle Field Complex on Wednesday afternoon in Centennial Conference action.
First quarter
The period was tightly contested with neither side recording a shot. Dickinson had an opportunity to find some offensive pressure playing a player up for two minutes about halfway through but was unable to get anything toward Ava Spear in the Bullets cage.
Second quarter
- Gettysburg's defense continued to be locked in as the Bullets once again prevented the Red and White from posting a shot.
- At the other end, the Bullets fired three shots at Dickinson netminder Arden Cook. Attempts from Sydney Yaw and Colleen Ragan went wide before Elise Krock was able to finish off a scramble around the front of the cage for a 1-0 lead at the break.
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Third quarter
- Defense was the name of the game over the first five minutes as neither team could record a shot.
- With 7:52 off the clock, Gillian Rosenstock worked her way down the right side of the pitch and put a pass on the stick of Megan McClure, who batted the ball past Spear to tie the game.
- The only other two shots of the frame came from Alex Hackett, who was denied twice in quick succession by Spear to end the period.
Fourth quarter
- Dickinson spent the first two minutes asking all the questions, as a corner played in by Rosenstock resulted in shots for the trio of Raegan Carty, Alex Hackett and McClure. However, none of them tested Spear in goal.
- About 10 minutes later, the Bullets used two corners to get three shots of their own, with Yaw being denied by Cook, while Sofia Scalzo got the ball past the keeper but Nicole Uebele was there to clear the line.
- Gettysburg got one more look at winning it in regulation, but the attempt by Cianna Miranda was tipped just wide at the horn.
First overtime
- An early Dickinson giveaway in the midfield set the stage for both Margaret-Ann Graves and Jillian Somers to have opportunities knocked down by the defense before Cook had to turn away a second chance for Graves.
- With two minutes to go, Dickinson forced Spear to shut down the pair of Erin Liggio and Hockwitt.
Second overtime
- With both teams feeling the full effect of the heat and humidity in Carlisle, there was only one shot, and it came inside of seven minutes left when Hockwitt took a corner from Uebele and carried it to the right side of the circle, firing a shot past Spear.
Dickinson leaders
Key contributors for Dickinson included Hockwitt with the game-winning goal off a penalty corner, McClure with the tying goal in the third quarter and strong defensive and goalkeeping efforts from Cook, Rosenstock, Hackett, Carty and Uebele.
Opponent leaders
Gettysburg was led by Krock with the opening goal, as well as key offensive contributions from Yaw, Ragan, Miranda, Scalzo, Graves and Somers, while Spear anchored the Bullets in goal.
