Washington, D.C. ? Junior forward Emily Stovicek directed a pass from sophomore forward Christine Fingerhuth past UAlbany goalkeeper Ashley Ross to give 15th-ranked American a 2-0 win over UAlbany on Sunday, Aug. 31.
After a scoreless first half, American sophomore Kirstin Gebhart scored the first goal for the Eagles with an unassisted shot at 47:05. Stovicek recorded her second goal of the season for American at the 54:59 mark.
American (2-0) held a 12-11 shot advantage over UAlbany, while the Great Danes had six penalty corners to the Eagles' four. Ross finished with six saves in the cage for UAlbany, with senior Alyssa Poorman recording seven saves between the pipes for American.
UAlbany (1-1) returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 6, hosting Cornell in the home opener at Alumni Turf Field, starting at 1 p.m.
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UAlbany (1-1) 0 0 - 0
American (2-0) 0 2 - 2
UAlbany: Scoring ? None. Goalkeeping ? Ashley Ross (70:00, 2 GA, 6 saves).
American: Scoring ? Kirstin Gebhart (1-0), Emily Stovicek (1-0), Christine Fingerhuth (0-1). Goalkeeping ? Alyssa Poorman (70:00, 0 GA, 7 saves).
American 2, UAlbany 0 (Aug 31, 2008)
Field Hockey Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Field Hockey
#19 Albany vs #15 American (Aug 31, 2008 at Washington, DC)
Albany (1-1) vs.
American (2-0)
Date: Aug 31, 2008 Attendance: 212
Weather:
| Goals by period |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Albany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| American |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Albany
| Pos |
## |
Player |
Sh |
SOG |
G |
A |
DS |
| GK |
38 |
Ross, Ashley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
3 |
Savage, Nicole |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| D |
4 |
Carr, Ashley |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| D |
6 |
Lindsey, Jess |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| F |
10 |
Clephane, Suzy |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
13 |
Walter, Vanessa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
14 |
Simpson, Michelle |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| F |
17 |
Patrick, Christina |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
18 |
Bach, Ashlyn |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
22 |
Polizois, Michele |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
24 |
Hough, Alysia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
--- Substitutes --- |
| |
5 |
Springmeyer, Megan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
11 |
Deane, Sarah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
12 |
Neff, Chelsea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
Totals......... |
11 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ## |
Goalie |
Minutes |
GA |
Saves |
| 38 |
Ross, Ashley |
70:00 |
2 |
6 |
American
| Pos |
## |
Player |
Sh |
SOG |
G |
A |
DS |
| GK |
54 |
Poorman, Alyssa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| F |
1 |
Graybill, Savannah |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| D |
5 |
Boyce, Carly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
6 |
Smith, Shay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
7 |
DeWiljes, Anne-Meike |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| M |
8 |
Dyer, Tatum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| A |
9 |
Schickhardt, Irene |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| A |
11 |
Pufnock, Jesika |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| F |
13 |
Fingerhuth,Christine |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| M |
15 |
Gebhart, Kirstin |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| D |
22 |
Van Erp, Anne |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
--- Substitutes --- |
| |
2 |
Carney, Rachel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
3 |
Stovicek, Emily |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
21 |
Henry, Megan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
Totals......... |
12 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| ## |
Goalie |
Minutes |
GA |
Saves |
| 54 |
Poorman, Alyssa |
70:00 |
0 |
7 |
| Shots by period |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Albany |
7 |
4 |
11 |
| American |
3 |
9 |
12 |
| Penalty corners |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Albany |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| American |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Saves by period |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Albany |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| American |
6 |
1 |
7 |
SCORING SUMMARY
| Goal |
Time |
Team |
Goal Scorer |
Assists |
Description |
| 1. |
47:05 |
AMERICAN |
Gebhart, Kirstin |
(unassisted) |
| 2. |
54:59 |
AMERICAN |
Stovicek, Emily |
Fingerhuth,Christine |
PLAYER CARS
| ALBANY |
#18 |
Bach, Ashlyn |
Green card |
16:00 |
| AMERICAN |
#9 |
Schickhardt, Irene |
Yellow card |
34:13 |
Scorer: April Raynovich;
Offsides: Albany 0, American 0.
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