IUFH 2024 LBC Berenato
IU Field Hockey's Maria Berenato in a game earlier this season
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Winner Immaculata IMMACULA (9-8, 3-1)
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Neumann NUFH (4-12, 0-4)
Winner
Immaculata IMMACULA
(9-8, 3-1)
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Final
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Neumann NUFH
(4-12, 0-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Immaculata IMMACULA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Neumann NUFH 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Berenato Calls Game as Macs Finish Regular Season with an OT Win at Neumann

ASTON, Pa.- Maria Berenato deflected Della George's shot into the cage 0:23 into overtime to lift Immaculata to a 1-0 overtime win at Neumann on Wednesday afternoon. Immaculata goalkeeper Julia Levase set a new Immaculata program record for shutouts in a single season, with her sixth shutout this season.

Immaculata (9-8, 3-1 AEC) finishes their regular season in second place in the Atlantic East Conference and will host third seed Gwynedd Mercy in the Conference Semifinals on Saturday. The nine regular season wins are the most by an Immaculata field hockey team since the 1982 team won 11.

How it Happened
  • Immaculata had the only penalty corner of the first quarter in the 12th minute.
  • Neumann was credited with the only shot attempt in the first quarter in the 14th minute that went wide.
  • In the second quarter, Immaculata had three penalty corners to one for Neumann. Rory Watson and Madalyn Bonner had shot attempts that were blocked.
  • Neumann had the game's first shots on goal in the games 35th minute as Molly McGee and Cadence Conti both had shots that were saved by Julia Levase.
  • Gabielle O'Brien had Immaculata's first shot on goal in the game's 36th minute that was saved by Neumann goalkeeper Emma Schneider.
  • Immaculata dominated fourth quarter with five penalty corners, and six shot attempts. Alexis Andrada and Della George both had shots saved by Schneider.
  • Immaculata wasted little time finishing the game in overtime, as Della George's shot was deflected into the cage by Maria Berenato 0:23 into overtime to win the game 1-0.
Inside the Numbers
  • Maria Berenato scored her first collegiate goal, and it was an overtime game winner.
  • Della George registered her team high seventh assist on Berenato's game winner.
  • Julia Levase made two saves to set a new IU program record for shutouts in a single season with her sixth this season. Levase broke her own record of five set last season. The shutout was the 16th of her IU career.
  • The Immaculata defensive core of Della George, Madalyn Bonner, Kaitlin Gale, Stephanie Webb, Rory Watson, and midfielders Jillian Vandenbraak, and Abby Fekete limited Neumann to just four shot attempts and two shots on goal.
  • The overtime win was Immaculata's first OT win of the season.
Up Next
  • The Immaculata field hockey team will host #3 seed Gwynedd Mercy in the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals at Draper Walsh on Saturday, November 2nd at 3:30 pm.
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