#3 Orange Advances To BIG EAST Final, 3-1 Over PC

Friday, November 2

Louisville, Ky.

5 p.m.

Syracuse University

(17-1)

Providence

(9-9)

Providence

Syracuse

#3 Orange Advances To BIG EAST Final, 3-1 Over PC

11/2/2012 7:16:00 PM | Field Hockey

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - No. 3 Syracuse field hockey (17-1) received goals from three different scorers to defeat Providence (9-9), 3-1, in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals at Trager Stadium and send the top-seeded Orange to its fifth-straight championship game on Sunday when it will face second-seeded Connecticut at 1 p.m.

Laura Hahnefeldt, Kelsey Millman and Gillian Pinder scored for the Orange as it controlled play throughout most of the game, outshooting the Friars, 22-5, and drawing seven penalty corners to PC's four.

The Orange, seeking its third-straight BIG EAST Championship, will play the No. 5 Huskies, who defeated host Louisville, 2-1, in overtime in Friday's second semifinal.

Hahnefeldt opened the scoring in the 21^st minute when the junior back scored her second goal of the season, taking a pass from Jordan Page near the top of the circle on a penalty score and beating PC goalie Kathi Weidman.

With 3:25 left in the first half, Millman made it a 2-0 game when she made a diving tip-in on a lead pass from Pinder for the senior captain's team-best 12^th of the season.

Millman's goal upped her career points total to 90, passing Kelly Hambleton's (1996-99) 89 points for eighth all-time at Syracuse.

The Friars got a goal back early in the second when Henni Tietze scored on a penalty corner shot just 1:05 in, cutting the SU lead to 2-1.

Pinder provided the Orange with an insurance goal in the 46^th minute, dribbling into the circle from the left and blasting a shot by Weidman for the freshman's ninth of the season.

Sunday's BIG EAST Championship game will be webcast live free of charge on BIGEAST.tv. Watch and live stats links will be available at SUAthletics.com.