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The Daily OrangeFH | Conrad's 2 goals help No. 2 SU edge American
By Edward Paik
Posted: 10/13/08, 4:13 AM EST Section: Sports
American's reluctance to change its drop-back strategy allowed Syracuse to capitalize on errors in the Eagles' arc.
Conrad scored her second goal when goalkeeper Alyssa Poorman kicked a rebound directly to Conrad's stick. Freshman midfielder Martina Loncarica scored the third goal when her shot tipped off an Eagles stick and rolled into the goal.
American's defense stopped all eight of Syracuse's penalty corner opportunities. The Eagles defense also created dangerous counter attacks with long passes down to a waiting Schickhardt at the midfield line. But the Orange did enough to shut them out until the final minute.
The Schickhardt threat was diverted on one-on-one battles for nearly the entire game. The forward, who leads her team with eight goals, converted on the final penalty corner as time ran out to break the shutout.
But Syracuse had already withstood Schickhardt's best punches.
"American gave a great fight, they pressured us real hard and they're a tough team to play," Bradley said. "We were fortunate to win the battle."
edpaik@syr.edu
Conrad scored her second goal when goalkeeper Alyssa Poorman kicked a rebound directly to Conrad's stick. Freshman midfielder Martina Loncarica scored the third goal when her shot tipped off an Eagles stick and rolled into the goal.
American's defense stopped all eight of Syracuse's penalty corner opportunities. The Eagles defense also created dangerous counter attacks with long passes down to a waiting Schickhardt at the midfield line. But the Orange did enough to shut them out until the final minute.
The Schickhardt threat was diverted on one-on-one battles for nearly the entire game. The forward, who leads her team with eight goals, converted on the final penalty corner as time ran out to break the shutout.
But Syracuse had already withstood Schickhardt's best punches.
"American gave a great fight, they pressured us real hard and they're a tough team to play," Bradley said. "We were fortunate to win the battle."
edpaik@syr.edu
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