10/18/2003

LEWISBURG, Pa. ? Despite two Georgetown goals, the Bucknell field hockey team defeated the visiting Hoyas, 4-2, Saturday afternoon to improve to 4-8 on the season, while Georgetown slid to 4-9 on the year.

The Bison snapped a three-game skid with the win. Bucknell freshman Callista Costopoulos, who served as Bucknell's penalty corner shooter for the first time for much of today's game, had two goals on corners while Kelly O'Brien and Kate Ruda, the top two scorers for the Bison on the year, had one goal each.

Ruda's unassisted goal opened the scoring 15:55 into the first half, and Bucknell maintained the lead until Leeanne Rizzo (Walpole, Mass./ Walpole) had her first of two goals for the Hoyas. Off a pass from Beth Gagnon (Springfield, Va./ Georgetown Visitation), Rizzo found the back of the cage before Bucknell goalie Liz Jordan recovered from a previous save.

Costopoulos's first goal, off a penalty corner from Ruda and Lindsey Gentel, came with 0:59 left on the clock in the first half, sending the Bison into the break ahead 2-1.

O'Brien's goal came on a penalty stroke as she was tripped up by a Hoya player while charging the net. The Bucknell sophomore converted 7:23 into the second half, putting the Bison up 3-1. Rizzo answered with her second goal, this one unassisted, just under five minutes later. A tense back-and-forth ensued as the Hoyas attempted to close the 3-2 gap, but with just under 10 minutes to go in the game, Costopoulos scored on another penalty corner, again from Ruda and Gentel, cementing the Bucknell win.

Jordan had five saves on Georgetown's 15 shots, while Abby Winer (Rising Sun, Md./ Rising Sun) had eight saves for the Hoyas on Bucknell's 18 shots.

Georgetown will return home to Washington, D.C., and take on Rider tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. on Kehoe Field.

Box Score: Bucknell 4, Georgetown 2