19th-Ranked Field Hockey Takes Penn State to the Wire

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 19 Lafayette field hockey took Penn State to extra minutes before falling 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions halted the Leopards' eight-game win streak that dated back to Sept. 4 against Temple. Both squads fought valiantly through three scoreless quarters, before Lafayette secured the first goal of the game at 51:01. Emma Maher earned the tally, assisted by Maddie Evans . Penn State found an equalizer at 52:31 through Olivia Marthins for a 1-1 tie with less than eight minutes to play in regulation. Natalie Freeman put the hosts ahead 2-1, assisted by Marthins...