BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The fourth seeded Moravian University field hockey team topped fifth seed Juniata College 3-2 in a shootout for a 2-1 win on John Makuvek Field Saturday evening in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament First Round.

How It Happened

• The squads played a scoreless first half
• Juniata got onto the scoreboard in the 33nd minute on a shot inside the left post
• The Blue & Grey had a chance to knot the match in the 35th minute; however, junior forward Gia Ambrosino was just wide right of the cage on a penalty stroke
• Just over five minutes later, Ambrosino put a long shot inside the left post to tie the score at 1-1
• The squads played a scoreless fourth quarter and a pair of ten-minute overtime sessions at 7-on-7 to head to the shootout
• Both squads missed on their opening attempts in the shootout. Juniata made its second attempt while Moravian senior Sydney Anderson appeared to be stopped, but the officials called a foul and Ambrosino stepped to the stroke line to score and even the shootout at 1-1. Both teams missed again in the third round while a goal from senior defender Lexi Dinsmore had Moravian leading 2-1 after four rounds. The Eagles scored in the fifth round to even the shootout again before sophomore midfielder Maddie Snyder found the cage to end the shootout and send Moravian to the Landmark Conference Semifinals

Inside the Numbers

• Ambrosino's goal in regulation was her team-leading 13th of the season and the 21st of her career
• Sophomore goalie Maia Machado posted six saves in the victory while Anderson also made a defensive save, the first of her career
• Moravian had a 12-11 edge in shots in the 80 minutes of action while both squads took 15 penalty corners
• The shootout for the Hounds was their first since September 21, 2019 when the team defeated Cedar Crest College, 1-0, and 2-0 in the shootout 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Wednesday, November 6 at Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinal, 7:00 p.m.