Photo by Jeff Shomo

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Friday afternoon on the Penn State Turf after a ceremony celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the passage of Title IX a hard-fought field hockey game between State College and Mechanicsburg occurred. Mechanicsburg prevailed after three lead changes by a 4-3 score.  State College started the game on fire scoring two goals in a less than 2-1/2 minute span. Ella Tambroni scored the first goal at 10:50 and Maddy Shomo scored at 9:27 in Period 1, with Joelle Bartlett credited with assists for both.  Four minutes later, Mechanicsburg’s Natalie Wilson scored on a corner with an assist by Cam Standish. Mechanicsburg kept the pressure on, tying the game with another penalty corner at 8:13 in the second period by Gracyn Catalano with another assist by Standish. Cam Standish then scored an unassisted goal at 3:36 in Period 2; sending Mechanicsburg into halftime break with a 3-2 lead.

The game was not near over, as Ella Tambroni scored at 3:35 in the third during State College’s lone penalty corner with a loft into the upper right post off a Hannah Garlin assist. Mechanicsburg earned a stroke late in the fourth, with the Lions goalie, Molly Schreiner standing tall in goal. The score remained netted at 3-3. Less then 2 minutes later, the Wilcats took the lead for good with an unassisted Grace Catalano goal at 9:58 in the final period. State College’s Molly Schreiner had a strong performance, with 14 saves and thwarted 9 penalty corners and a penalty stroke.

Next game State College takes on Greenwood for the Annual Stick It to Cancer Game, at Memorial Field, State College, Monday October 10, JV 5:00 PM, Varsity 6:30 PM.

Game summary:

Varsity Game (1:30 PM):
State College 3

Mechanicsburg 4

Varsity Goal (Assist):

Team​Quarter​Time ​Goal Scorer (Assist)
SC          1            10:50        Ella Tambroni (Joelle Bartlett)

SC          1            9:27     ​  Maddy Shomo (Joelle Bartlett)

MG​1​5:46​   Natalie Wilson (Cam Standish)

MG​2​8:13​   Gracyn Catalano (Cam Standish)

MG​2​3:38​   Cam Standish

SC​3​3:35​   Ella Tambroni (Hannah Garlin)

MG​4​9:58​   Gracyn Catalano

Varsity Penalty Corners
SC – 1

MG – 9

Varsity Goalkeeper Saves:
SC – 14   Schreiner, Molly
MG – 1  Brady, Alexandra  

Card issued:

MG – green Alana Shimp

MG– green Sydney Awlward