Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 23
Providence, R.I.
4:00 PM

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Field Hockey Falls To Brown, 3-2, In Penalty Strokes

10/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

Oct. 23, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College field hockey team fell to Brown, 3-2, in penalty strokes after two scoreless overtime periods at Warner Field on the campus of Brown University.

Brown took a 1-0 lead with 6:12 remaining in the first half as Laurel Pierpont connected on an unassisted goal. The Bears took a 2-0 lead in the second half as Meaghan Harwood scored off an assist from Elizabeth Buza with 14:44 remaining in regulation.

Providence rallied to tie the game as junior Kelly Romanowicz (Shrewsbury, Mass.) scored two-straight goals to tie the game and force overtime. Romanowicz's first goal came at the 5:41 mark of the second half off an assist from senior Courtney Dow (Hampstead, N.H.). Romanowicz then scored her second goal, unassisted, to tie the game at 2-2 with 37-seconds remaining on the clock.

After two 15-minute overtime periods, the Bears took the victory with a 4-2 advantage in penalty strokes. Providence outshot Brown, 23-19, and held the advantage in penalty corners, 11-10.

Junior Meaghan Moran (Framingham, Mass.) registered 10 saves in goal for Providence. Kathryn Noe made 15 saves in goal for the Bears.

Providence (8-10, 1-2 BIG EAST) will host Villanova in BIG EAST Conference action on Sunday, October 27 in Providence, R.I. at 1:00 p.m.

        1st 2nd 1OT 2OT PS      FinalBrown       1   1   0   0   1   --  3Providence  0   2   0   0   0   --  2
Scoring Summary:First Half: B, Laurel Pierpont (unassisted), 6:12Second Half: B, Meaghan Harwood (Elizabeth Buza), 14:44; PC, Kelly Romanowicz (Courtney Dow), 5:41; PC, Kelly Romanowicz (unassisted), :37.
Goalkeeping:Providence - Meaghan Moran (2 goals against, 10 saves, 100:00 minutes)Brown - Audrey Latsko (2 goal against, 15 saves, 100:00 minutes)
Shots:Providence - 23; Brown - 18
Penalty Corners:Providence - 11; Brown - 10
Defensive Saves:Providence -1 (Courtney Dow)
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