Boxscore
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- Senior forward
Jennifer Venet scored a goal five and a half minutes into overtime Thursday afternoon to lift The Rock to a 4-3 win over hosting Seton Hill in non-conference action.
The win was SRU's second straight and improved the Green and White's season record to 2-1. That win total doubles SRU's victory collection for each of the past two seasons.
With the loss Wednesday, Seton Hill saw its record fall to 1-1.
Venet took a pass from sophomore forward
Samantha Badaczewski and buried it in the back of the net to give The Rock its third and final lead of the game.
Freshman defender
Erin Moran, off an assist from sophomore midfielder/defender
Allie Hartman, gave SRU a 1-0 lead at the 19:00 mark of the first period.
Seventeen minutes later, Seton Hill tied the score at 1-1.
Badaczewski, off an assist from sophomore forward
Katie Krouse, then put SRU back on top by a 2-1 score at the 40-minute mark of the opening period.
Seton Hill tied the score at 2-2 just prior to the intermission and then took a 3-2 lead 15 minutes into the final stanza before Hartman converted a pass from Moran into The Rock's third goal, which tied the score with three minutes left in regulation time.
The Rock was outshot by a 24-17 margin but was buffeted by a strong effort by sophomore goalie
Lisa Belcastro, who recorded 17 saves. She turned aside eight shots on goal in each fo the first two periods of play before denying Seton Hill on its only overtime shot on goal.
The Rock will go in search of a third straight win Saturday when it hosts Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rival Indiana U. of Pa. in a high-noon game at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.
At stake Saturday, in addition to a conference win that would even the Green and White's PSAC record at 1-1, is its first 3-1 record since 1997. and has not won more than two games in a season since 2003.
Notes:
Venet now leads the team in scoring with three goals. Badaczewski and Krouse each had a pair of goals and one assist to their credit, while Hartman has one goal and three assists, Moran one goal and freshman Skyler Brosse one goal.
The two wins this season match SRU's combined total for the previous two seasons (2006 and 2007) and matches its win total for both the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
This year's 2-1 start is the best by a Rock field hockey team since the 2000 squad was also 2-1 after wins with a loss to Wittenberg and back-to-back wins over Indiana (Pa.) and Brockport State (N.Y.).
