Trio of Orange Score in Win at Bucknell

Sunday, September 15

Lewisburg, PA

12 pm

Syracuse University

(5-1)

Bucknell

(2-3)

Syracuse

Bucknell

9/15/2019 2:19:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse University's field hockey team had its third come-from-behind win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over Bucknell (2-3) in Lewisburg, Pa. The 23^rd-ranked Orange improve to 5-1 overall and return home to face No. 6 Virginia at 4:30 p.m. on the ACC Network Friday, Sept. 20.

"Our team showed great resilience in today's match," head coach Ange Bradley said. "We learned and made some in-game adjustments. We stood together and stayed strong until the end."

Bucknell got off to an early lead when Brittany Willwerth scored off a rebounded penalty corner in the eighth minute. The Bison held a 1-0 lead through almost the first half but the Orange were awarded a penalty corner with less than 10 seconds to play in the second quarter. Carolin Hoffman bounced in a shot, assisted by Tess Queen and SJ Quigley, to tie the game with eight seconds left for a 1-1 game heading into halftime.

Three minutes into the third quarter Syracuse's leading scorer, Charlotte de Vries, scored her seventh goal of the season, off a rebounded shot by Chiara Gutsche for a 2-1 lead. Gutsche added a goal of her own in the 41^st minute when she tipped in a shot by Claire Cooke.

Syracuse outshot the Bison 23-6 and had 12 shots on goal while holding Bucknell to one. Sarah Sinck played a complete game in goal allowing one goal on six shots faced. Three different Orange scored in the win while a trio of Orange tallied assists. 'Cuse had six penalty corners and held the opposition to two.

With the win, the Orange improve to 11-1 all-time against Bucknell and have scored at least three goals in each of the last six meetings.

'Cuse turns its attention to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play when the Orange welcome No. 6 Virginia to J.S. Coyne Stadium on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The game will be broadcasted live on ACC Network. Fans unsure if their provider carries ACCN are strongly encouraged to visit GetACCN.com. Parking and admission are free to all Syracuse home games at J.S. Coyne Stadium.