Garden City, N.Y. (September 13) -- With the game tied deep into the second half, Adelphi tallied two late goals as the Assumption College field hockey team dropped a 4-2 final in non-conference play on Saturday afternoon at Motamed Field.

Assumption struck first at the 7:56 mark as junior Maria Beatrice (West Yarmouth, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) took a pass from the right side from senior Paige Anderson (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) for her first goal of the season and the 1-0 lead.

The game stayed that way until the 20:15 when the Panthers netted the equalizer on a goal from Mary Plotas. Adelphi took its first lead of the game just six minutes later on a goal from Molly Cuevas off a shot from the top of the circle, but the visitors kept the pressure on to close out the half.

With just 2:26 left in the opening half, freshman Catie Laraway (Westfield, Mass./Williston-Northampton) tallied her first career goal as she took an assist from classmate Belle Ives (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet) to send the game into the half tied at 2-2.

Each of the Adelphi goals scored in the final minutes came following penalty corner attempts, including the first with 6:24 remaining for the 3-2 lead as Lena Pollich scored off an assist from Plotas. The duo connected for a second time with 1:41 remaining as well, accounting for the 4-2 final.

Senior goalie Lauren Neilan (Mendon, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) turned aside seven shots in the loss, while Adelphi goalie Kelly Serrao had one save for the Panthers.

Adelphi outshot the Hounds by a 12-4 margin in the game and held a 10-3 advantage in penalty corners as well.

Assumption falls to 0-2 overall on the season, while Adelphi improves to 2-1 in 2014.

Assumption is back in action on Wednesday, September 17th as the Hounds travel to Mercy for a 4 p.m. start in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

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