KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Junior
Saramae Radel (Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove) and senior
Olivia Wagner (New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff) scored a pair of goals to lead the Mansfield University field hockey team (5-5, 0-2 PSAC) on a 4
th-quarter comeback on the road, but Kutztown University (8-2, 1-1 PSAC) hung on to steal a 3-2 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) victory on Saturday night, Oct. 8.
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Trailing 3-0 entering the final period of action, the Mounties struck twice within four minutes to cut their deficit to one with 10 minutes to go. Radel found the back of the cage in the 48
th minute off a helper from Wagner, before Wagner scored a goal of her own, unassisted, in the 50
th minute.
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Kutztown scored twice in the second quarter and one in the third to build their lead.
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Kutztown led the corner battle 12-4 on the night, but the Mounties outshot the Golden Bears 3-1 in the final period during the comeback. Four different Mountaineers fired a shot on goal.
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Sophomore
August Lewis (Felton, Del. / Lake Forest) was credited with one save for MU. Katie Dotterweich earned the victory in net for KU, making two stops.
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Jillian Buchman scored twice to lead the Golden Bears' offense.
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The Mounties host Slippery Rock University at Karl Van Norman Field at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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