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After a scoreless opening half, IUP scored three times after intermission to post a 3-0 victory over Merrimack in a non-conference field hockey game Sunday afternoon at Miller Stadium.
IUP outshot Merrimack, 12-0, in the first half but Larrabee made seven saves in the period to keep the Crimson Hawks off the scoreboard. The second half was more of the same, with IUP taking 12 shots to none for the Warriors, but three of them found their mark. Guerrieri scored her first goal of the season with just 1:37 expired after the break off an assist by Jess Frantz to give IUP the only goal it would need. Nine minutes later, Owens found the cage for the third time this year, with Martini credited with the assist. Martini rounded out the scoring with 47 seconds remaining on a penalty corner pass from Owens. IUP took 14 penalty corners in the game compared to only one for Merrimack. IUP stays home for a Monday game against Bellarmine beginning at noon.
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IUP
(2-1), playing its first home game of the season, got second half goals
from Sylvia Guerrieri, Brittany Owens (pictured) and Liz Martini to
finally pull away from the Warriors (0-2). Merrimack stayed in the game
largely on the strength of goalie Amy Larrabee, who turned away 15 shots
in the contest.