Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata field hockey team (6-11, 4-2 CSAC) picked up a key 3-1 conference victory over Neumann (7-11, 3-3 CSAC) on Saturday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium as they strive to make the 2013 conference tournament.  With the victory, Immaculata moved into third place ahead of Neumann as the teams vie for one of the top four positions in the CSAC.
 
Sophomore Patsy Murphy scored two goals and junior Ashley O'Donnell scored once to get Immaculata a 3-0 lead that they would hold onto as they snapped a three-game losing skid.
 
In the first half, the Mighty Macs applied pressure for the full 35 minutes as they outshot Neumann 13-4.  Immaculata finally punched through in the 23^rd minute on a set corner play.  O'Donnell took the first pass from the corner and fed it to the left wing to sophomore Lindsay Cras who sent a perfect feed to the far post where Murphy deflected the ball into the net for her team-high tenth goal of the season.  IU would hold the 1-0 lead heading into the locker room.
 
In the second half, the Knights increased the offensive pressure in an effort to tie the game, but second half goalie freshman Sarah Pasternak was up to the task and made six saves in the period.
 
The score remained 1-0 until the 65^th minute when Cras led a rush up the right sideline and put the ball on net.  A number of players were scrambling for the ball and Murphy ended up with it and slid it into the goal for a 2-0 lead on her eleventh of the season.
 
The Mighty Macs would add to that just over two minutes later when O'Donnell converted a penalty stroke that gave IU an insurmountable 3-0 lead with just over three minutes remaining.
 
The Knights would add a goal in the 68^th minute, but it was not enough as the Mighty Macs claimed the 3-1 win.
 
Freshman goalie Christine McIntyre (3-2) earned the win for a clean first half while she made one save.
 
Immaculata will wrap up their regular season as they aim for a playoff spot and a potential home game when they host Gwynedd Mercy on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.  In the final home regular season game, seniors Anna Gilbert and Molly Byrne will be honored.