Senior midfielder Sarah Bietka passes the ball in the first half at Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference Semifinal. Photo by Christine Fox.
Senior midfielder Sarah Bietka passes the ball in the first half at Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference Semifinal. Photo by Christine Fox.
November 1, 2023

Moravian Rally Comes Up Short versus Top Seed Susquehanna in Landmark Semifinals

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The fourth seeded Moravian University field hockey team tried to rally from a 2-0 deficit before falling to top seed Susquehanna University, 3-2, in a 2023 Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinal match Wednesday evening. 

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SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The fourth seeded Moravian University field hockey team tried to rally from a 2-0 deficit before falling to top seed Susquehanna University, 3-2, in a 2023 Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinal match Wednesday evening. 

How It Happened

  • The squads played a scoreless opening quarter
  • The River Hawks netted the first goal of the match in the 22nd minute to take a 1-0 lead into halftime
  • Susquehanna stretched the advantage to 2-0 with a goal in the 39th minute
  • The Greyhounds got on the scoreboard just a minute later when senior midfielder Sarah Bietka scored on a penalty stroke to cut the deficit to 2-1 with a little over five minutes remaining in the third quarter
  • The River Hawks pushed the edge back to two goals at 3-1 in the 54th minute
  • The Hounds closed within a goal again with just under three minutes to play as junior forward Sydney Anderson knocked in a pass from senior defender Onalee Long on a penalty corner to make it 3-2
  • Anderson's goal was the last shot of the match by either squad 

Inside the Numbers

  • Bietka netted her fifth goal of the season to finish her career with 13 goals and a total of 33 points as she had seven career assists
  • Anderson also scored her fifth goal of 2023 to increase her career total to 32 as she moved into a tie for third in program history. Anderson will head to her final season ranked fifth in career scoring at Moravian with 73 points on 32 goals and nine assists
  • Long recorded her fifth assist of the year, and she completed her career with 10 assists and a total of 24 points as she also scored seven career goals
  • Freshman goalie Maia Machado registered four saves in the contest
  • Junior midfielder Savannah Sutter added a defensive save, her second of the year and the third of her career
  • The Rivers Hawks held a 9-6 advantage in shots while the Blue & Grey had a 9-7 edge in penalty corners
  • Moravian was making its third straight appearance in the Landmark Conference Semifinals 

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