University of Albany Field Hockey Opens Up Season With 2- 0 Win Over Bucknell - UAlbany Sports 2009

Albany, N.Y. - Christina Patrick and Jess Lindsey each scored once to lead UAlbany to a 2-0 win over Bucknell in the Great Danes' season-opener on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Turf Field. The victory was the third straight shutout win to start the season for UAlbany.

After a scoreless first half marked by periods of steady rain, the Great Danes broke the drought 10 minutes into the second half. Junior forward Alysia Hough passed the ball in front of the cage where Patrick collected it and shot it over Bucknell goalkeeper Jessie Atieh into the right corner. UAlbany doubled the advantage three minutes later at 48:21, as Lindsey took a rebound off an initial corner shot by Tegan Brown and slipped it into the corner of the cage.

UAlbany outshot Bucknell, 21-4, including a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Great Danes also recorded nine penalty corners, while the Bison had four. Atieh played all 70 minutes for Bucknell (0-1), making seven saves for the Bison. Goalkeepers Christine Hoffman and Kristi Troch split time in the cage for UAlbany, with each making one save.

UAlbany (1-0) will return to action on Sunday, hosting Radford at 2 p.m.

Bucknell (0-1) 0 0 - 0
UAlbany (1-0) 0 2 - 2

Bucknell - Scoring: None. Goalkeeper: Jessie Atieh (70:00, 2 GA, 7 saves).

UAlbany - Scoring: Christina Patrick (1-0), Jess Lindsey (1-0), Alysia Hough (0-1). Goalkeeper: Christina Hoffman (35:00, 0 GA, 1 save), Kristi Troch (35:00, 0 GA, 1 save).

Courtesy: UAlbany Athletics