Mahwah, NJ (October 27, 2005) – The DeSales University field hockey team recent slide continued on Thurdsay night as the Bulldogs lost at Ramapo College, 4-3, in non-conference action on Thursday evening under the lights at Don Bosco Prep College.

 

        The loss is the fifth straight for the Bulldogs (9-9 overall), while Ramapo improves to 5-8 overall.  Each team totaled 13 shots in the game and DSU held a slight 12-6 edge in penalty corners.

 

        No team had more than a one goal lead during the game as the Bulldogs answered every Ramapo goal with one of their own until RC scored at the 64:47 mark to seal the victory.  Scoring for DeSales was senior Gina Malatesta (Warminster, PA/St. Basil Academy) who found back of the cage twice with the first coming off an assist from freshman Amanda Deal (Macungie, PA/Whitehall) and freshman Marisa Baldassano (Audubon, PA/Villa Maria Academy) who tallied her fifth goal of the season to tie the score at three with just under 13 minutes left to play.

 

        Sophomore Amy Zoltek (Harleysville, PA/Lansdale Catholic) made six saves in the cage for DeSales and Katelyn Ferguson stopped eight shots for Ramapo.