Mwatarura Goal Gives Undefeated Trinity Field Hockey Overtime Win at Wesleyan
Middletown, Conn. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams remained undefeated when senior Christine Mwatarura started and finished a goal-scoring situation for the Bantams just 1:29 into overtime in a 1-0 win over the Wesleyan University Cardinals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) field hockey action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 18 in the nation, improves to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the NESCAC with its first road game at Wesleyan in six tries, while the Cardinals fall to 1-5 overall and -4 in the league.
Wesleyan attempted to move the ball up its defensive right side but Mwatarura stole the ball from Wesleyan freshman Ali Singer and sent the ball forward to teammate junior Carrie Wolcott. Wolcott moved in deeper on the left offensive side and sent a centering pass back to Mwatarura who fired a shot from the middle of the circle high into the back of the Wesleyan goal to end the game.
Trinity had kept play mostly in Wesleyan's end the first half, outshooting the Cardinals, 6-0, and holding a 9-0 edge in penalty corners. Wesleyan held a 4-2 edge in shots and 3-2 margin in corners during the second half. Sophomore Payden Sra finished with three saves in the Trinity goal while junior Breen McDonald had two stops for Wesleyan.
