Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
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Hoosiers Post Comeback to Beat Richmond, 3-2
8/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Aug. 30, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. - Down by two, the Indiana field hockey team used goals from senior Meg O'Connell and freshman Brooke Borneman for a 3-2 win on the road over Richmond. O'Connell scored a goal in each half before Borneman netted what would be the game-winner.
The Hoosiers (2-0) came out with an aggressive attack, taking four shots 22:29 into the first half before Richmond's Sarah Blythe-Wood scored a goal at the 26:10 mark after coming up with a loose ball to give the Spiders (0-2) a 1-0 lead. Nearly four minutes later, Adrian Picklar had a shot saved by IU's Alex Mann, but Blythe-Wood put in her second goal at the 30:08 mark on a penalty to give Richmond the 2-0 advantage.
With just three seconds left in the half, O'Connell cut the score in half as she scored on a penalty corner from senior Alina Valenti, to head into the break with the score, 2-1.
IU kept on its attack early in the second half outshooting Richmond, 3-0. At the 47:36 mark, O'Connell knotted the score with her second goal of the game. Less than a minute later, Borneman netted her first collegiate goal on an assist from junior Kelsey Kiper to give the Hoosiers a 3-2 lead. The Hoosiers held on for the win behind five saves from Mann throughout the remainder of the half.
O'Connell ended the day with two goals on four shots, while Borneman had one goal on one shot. Valenti and Kiper tallied their first assists of the season. O'Connell's two goals increased her career total to 15. Mann tallied nine saves on the day.
The Hoosiers outshot the Spiders, 14-13, and tallied six corners to Richmond's two.
Indiana returns to action on Friday, Sept. 4 when it faces Ohio at 6 p.m. ET, in Athens. The Hoosiers will then travel to Louisville, Ky., to face the Cardinals on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m.
