Junior Maddie Call pushes the ball upfield in the second half versus Immaculata University on John Makuvek Field. Photo by Ashley Hacker.
Junior Maddie Call pushes the ball upfield in the second half versus Immaculata University on John Makuvek Field. Photo by Ashley Hacker.
September 9, 2021

Call's Late Goal Lifts Moravian Past Immaculata in 2021 Home Opener

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University field hockey team scored a pair of second half goals including the game-winner with just 1:48 to play as the Greyhounds defeated visiting Immaculata University, 2-1, in non-conference action on John Makuvek Field as the Hounds played at home for the first time in 2021.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University field hockey team scored a pair of second half goals including the game-winner with just 1:48 to play as the Greyhounds defeated visiting Immaculata University, 2-1, in non-conference action on John Makuvek Field as the Hounds played at home for the first time in 2021.

How It Happened

  • Moravian posted a 6-2 edge in shots in the first quarter but neither team was able to score in the opening 15 minutes of action, and the Hounds also had a 4-0 advantage in penalty corners
  • The second quarter saw neither squad take a shot as the defenses kept the ball towards the middle of the field
  • The Greyhounds broke onto the scoreboard just 50 seconds into the second half when freshman forward Sydney Anderson knocked in a crossing pass from sophomore midfielder Sarah Bietka
  • The Mighty Macs needed just under three minutes to knot the match at 1-1
  • Moravian scored the winning goal with just 1:48 remaining when junior midfielder Maddie Call drove a penalty corner insert from junior midfielder Emily Wells
  • Immaculata had a chance to tie the game with a penalty corner called with just 3.8 seconds to go but Moravian would knock the pass away 

Quotable

  • "It feels great. It's really nice to be playing at home under the lights. It was a team win. We out-statted them in pretty much every category, and we were knocking and knocking. I knew it had to come; I was hoping it would come. So, it was a little bit of a relief once the ball finally got over the line," stated Head Coach Sarah Dalrymple

Inside the Numbers

  • Junior goalie Brooke Wilkinson recorded a pair of saves for Moravian while sophomore defender/midfielder Onalee Long made a defensive save for the Hounds. Long now has two defensive saves this fall while Wilkinson has recorded 13 saves in three matches
  • The goal for Anderson was the first of her career while Call's tally was the sixth of her career and third game-winning goal. Bietka picked up the first point of her Moravian career with the assist while Wells had her third assist of the season and fourth of her career
  • The victory for Dalrymple is the first of her career on John Makuvek Field after her first season as Moravian's Head Coach was cancelled by the pandemic 
Listen to Head Coach Sarah Dalrymple and senior Emily Brandt in their post-game interview.

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, September 11 at Neumann University, 11:00 a.m.
  • Tuesday, September 14 vs. Alvernia University, 7:00 p.m.