Lander and Limestone Advance to SAC Field Hockey Championship Game
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lander
(12-6)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Mount Olive
(15-2)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Lander | Mount Olive |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 4 (4) | 8 (4) |
| Saves | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Game Statistics | Limestone | Newberry |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 4 (1) | 16 (6) |
| Saves | 6 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Corners | 4 | 17 |
Van Tilburg's Buzzer-Beater Propels Lander into SAC Title Game
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Less than a week after the Lander Field Hockey team suffered their most lopsided loss of the season to the then fifth-ranked Mount Olive Trojans, the Bearcats returned back to eastern North Carolina on Friday afternoon and flipped the script as a goal by Leira Van Tilburg (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands) as the final horn sounded gave the Blue and Gold the 1-0 win over the fourth-ranked Trojans in the South Atlantic Conference Field Hockey Championship Semifinals.
The Bearcats improved to 12-6 on the season while the Trojans fell to 15-2 and will await their fate for a NCAA Tournament bid this weekend.
Bergmann Blasts Game-Winner, Koprivova Solid In Goal As Field Hockey Advances To SAC Championship
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Sophomore midfielder Zoe Bergmann (Tzaneen, South Africa) posted her team-leading 12th goal of the season in the 14th minute while senior goalkeeper Tereza Koprivova (Olesna, Czech Republic) played a masterful game in cage, leading the Limestone University field hockey team to a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Newberry on Friday evening in the semifinal match of the SAC Championship Tournament.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Freshman midfielder Lana Mignon De Wet (Pretoria, South Africa) led the Blue and Gold with two shots
- Freshman attack Cato Bleijenberg (Netherlands) also posted a shot in the win
- Koprivova played all 60 minutes in goal while picking up six saves
- Newberry outshot the Saints by a wide margin of 16-4, including 6-1 on goal
- The Saints lone shot on target proved to be the game-winner from Bergmann
- Newberry earned 17 penalty corners to only four for the Blue and Gold
Limestone will now face the Bearcats of Lander University in the South Atlantic Conference Field Hockey Championship Game on Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m. at the Ray McDonald Sports Complex.