Pettit Makes Career-High 12 Saves as Field Hockey Plays at Saint Michael's
Box Score COLCHESTER, Vt. (Oct. 9, 2016) – Despite a career high 12 saves by sophomore Cheradyn Pettit (Colorado Springs, Colo./Lewis Palmer), the Mercy College field hockey team suffered a 4-0 setback to Saint Michael's College on Sunday afternoon at Duffy Field.
The Mavericks (3-8) fail to build off their win on Tuesday, while the Purple Knights (4-8) snap a two-game losing streak with the win.
Senior Jackie Ballin (Cupertino, Calif./Cupertino) added a shot on goal and senior Jen Wandle (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) contributed a defensive save for the Mavericks.
Saint Michael's was led by Abby Dusha who had three goals, while Nicole White added the Purple Knights' other goal. Goalkeeper Abigail Bowie made one save to earn the shutout victory.
Despite the Purple Knights holding a 13-0 edge in shots in the first half, the game remained scoreless at halftime as Pettit made six saves in the first half.
The second half saw Ballin record her shot on goal in the 38th minute, but Bowie recorded the save to keep the game at 0-0. Pettit made three more saves before the hosts finally got on the board in the 45th minute to make it 1-0. White finished off a loose ball following a feed that was sent into the circle and broken up by the defense.
Pettit came up with two more saves in the frame before Dusha scored her first goal of the game in the 49th minute, on a penalty stroke, to make it 2-0. Just over a minute later Saint Michael's made it 3-0 when Dusha received a cross from Carolyn Avery and tipped the ball high over the keeper from the center.
The Purple Knights added their final goal of the game in the 53rd minute when Avery fed Dusha again to make it 4-0. Saint Michael's held on for the victory, holding a 23-5 edge in shots and an 18-3 advantage in penalty corners.
Head Coach Deirdre O'Neill and the Mavericks return to action on Thursday, October 13th when they play at St. Thomas Aquinas at 4 p.m.
