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Nov. 8, 2008 Kristina Taylor scored a breakaway goal with 9:13 remaining in the second overtime period to give Shippensburg a 2-1 win over IUP in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II field hockey tournament Saturday at Miller Stadium. The loss eliminated IUP (15-3) from the tournament and once again denied the Crimson Hawks a chance to win a national championship despite qualifying for the NCAA field in each of the past five seasons. Shippensburg (18-4) will travel to Bloomsburg for a semifinal contest with the Huskies Friday at 3:00. In the other semifinal, UMass Lowell will play Bentley following its 6-3 win over Southern Connecticut. Taylor took a long pass from Kim Tully and redirected the ball past IUP goalkeeper Lydia Dolly to end the 90:47 marathon. The game had been tied since Irma Bakker tipped in a shot by Leike de Ridder for her eight goal of the season with just 7:45 left in regulation to put the Crimson Hawks on the board. After a scoreless first half, Jamie Doughty gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead with 28:20 left in the game, with the assist going to Natalie Faith. It appeared that that goal would stand up until the late goal by Bakker forced overtime. IUP held a 19-12 advantage in shots but were consistently thwarted by Amanda Houser, who recorded 18 saves. Dolly made nine saves for the Crimson Hawks. Shippensburg took 12 penalty corners to eight for IUP. |
