Nantulya Propels Orange Field Hockey to 1-0 Victory

Sunday, August 26

Syracuse N.Y.

2 p.m.

Syracuse University

Massachusetts

Senior forward Gloria Nantulya, who recorded only one point (an assist) in her previous 43 games, has already registered two goals and one assist this season.

Nantulya Propels Orange Field Hockey to 1-0 Victory

8/26/2007 4:33:43 PM | Field Hockey

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Senior forward Gloria Nantulya’s tip off senior back Brittany Angellella’s shot off a penalty corner in the 55th minute lifted the Syracuse University field hockey team to a 1-0 victory against the Massachusetts Minutewomen Sunday, August 26 at J.S. Coyne Stadium. The Orange improved to 2-0 on the season, while UMass is 0-1.

“We have been working on penalty corners every practice and we executed that corner perfectly,” said Nantulya. “It was a great push out from Maggie (Befort), a great stick stop by (Heather) Doran, everybody ran in and Brittany (Angellella) hit across and I just touched the ball.”

First-year Orange head coach Ange Bradley improves to 2-0 as well. Syracuse allowed only four shots and Colgate scored four times on 12 shots yesterday.

Junior goalkeeper Heather Hess only saw two shots on goal, but stopped both, the sixth shutout of her career. Syracuse defense was led by back Leigh Fawcett, a graduate student from Scotland.

“She is an outstanding experienced international player,” said Bradley. “She is a phenomenal defender.”

Nantulya, who recorded only one point (an assist) in her previous 43 games, has already registered two goals and an assist this season. Angellella has also provided offensive firepower with one goal and one assist in Orange’s two games this season. The senior tallied only one goal in her first 48 games at SU.

The Orange returns to action next weekend with a pair of games vs. Maine on Saturday, September 1 and at Dartmouth on Sunday, September 2. Both games are being played in Hanover, N.H. and begin at 2 p.m.