Providence College Athletics

Sunday, September 15
Ann Arbor, Mich.
3:30 PM

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Field Hockey Drops 3-0 Decision To 10th-Ranked Iowa

9/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

Sept. 15, 2002

ANN ARBOR, MICH. - The Providence College field hockey team was defeated, 3-0, by No. 10 Iowa on Sunday, September 15 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as part of the BIG EAST/BIG Ten Challenge. The Friars held the Hawkeyes scoreless through the first 63 minutes of play before Iowa rattled off three-straight goals to earn the victory.

Tiffany Leister led Iowa with two goals. Leister's first goal was unassisted and came 63:11 into the game off of a penalty corner. She connected on her second goal of the game two-minutes and 10-seconds later (65:21) on another penalty corner, assisted by Lauren Edwards and Lindsay Miller. Pattie Gillern netted the Hawkeyes third and final goal of the day with 2:05 left to play.

Junior goalkeeper Meaghan Moran (Framingham, Mass.) recorded two saves for Providence College. Barbara Weinberg stopped four shots in goal for Iowa to earn the shutout.

Providence (4-4) will host Albany in their home-opener on Friday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. The game will be played at Hendricken Field on the campus of Providence College.

                1st 2nd     FinalIowa (4-2)      0   3   --  3Providence (4-4)    0   0   --  0

Scoring Summary:First Half: scorelessSecond Half: IOWA, Tiffany Leister (unassisted), 63:11; IOWA, Tiffany Leister (Lauren Edwards/Lindsay Miller), 65:21; IOWA, Pattie Gillern (unassisted), 67:55.

GoalkeepingPC, Meaghan Moran (3 goals against, 2 saves, 70:00 minutes)IOWA, Barbara Weinberg (0 goals against, 4 saves, 70:00 minutes)

ShotsProvidence - 7, Iowa - 12

CornersProvidence - 4, Iowa - 9
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