1
Elmira ELMIRA (6-8, 1-4 E8)
7
Winner Utica UTICA(~1 (6-9, 3-3 E8)
Elmira ELMIRA
(6-8, 1-4 E8)
1
Final
7
Utica UTICA(~1
(6-9, 3-3 E8)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Elmira ELMIRA 0 1 1
Utica UTICA(~1 3 4 7

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Kempf Scores Fifth Goal of the Season in Field Hockey's Loss at Utica

Score: Utica College 7, Elmira College 1
Records: Elmira (6-8, 1-4 E8), Utica (6-9, 3-3 E8)
Location: Charles A. Gaetano Stadium -- Utica, N.Y.

UTICA, N.Y. -- Second-year forward Janie Kempf '21 scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season, as the Elmira College field hockey team dropped a 7-1 decision to Empire 8 Conference rival Utica College on Saturday.

Sophomore defender Liz Shephard '21 found Kempf on a penalty corner in the 50th minute of the contest, and the New Woodstock, New York, native buried the ball into the back of the cage for the 14th goal of her EC career. The score moved Kempf into a three-way tie for seventh in program history for career goals, equaling Nicole Rotolo '06 and Sarah Dake '06. With the assist, Shephard collected the first point of her collegiate career.

Kempf's goal, however, proved to be too little, too late for the Soaring Eagles, as it cut the Pioneers' deficit down to 6-1 with 20:09 to play in the second half. Utica, which entered halftime with a 3-0 lead, finished with a sizable advantage in shots, 34-to-6, and penalty corners, 12-to-3.

In goal, Tina O'Donnell '20 recorded double-digit saves for the eighth time this fall. The junior goalie from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, logged 19 stops while playing at 70 minutes against Utica. With 171 saves on the season, O'Donnell climbed into fourth-place in program single-season history, surpassing Lauren Thomas '14 (170).

News and Notes
  • Kempf's goal is her fifth of the season, breaking a three-way tie for first on the team.
  • Kempf moved into a tie for seventh place in program history with 14 career goals.
  • In terms of career points, Kempf tied Ashley VanderVliet '03 for 10th place with 31.
  • Shephard earned her first career assist and point against the Pioneers.
  • O'Donnell posted double-digit stops for the eighth time in 2018.
  • Now in fourth place, O'Donnell trails only Elmira's all-time saves leader, Jalene McCulloch '10, on the single-season saves list. McCulloch's top three seasons featured totals of 314, 270, and 189 saves from 2007-09.

Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will take on the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology in a neutral-site contest on Sunday, October 21, at St. John Fisher College's Growney Stadium in Rochester, New York. The game is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m.

 
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