Center Valley, PA (September 28, 2005) – The DeSales University field hockey team earned its fourth straight win on Wednesday afternoon defeating Stevens Institute of Technology, 5-1, in non-conference action.

 

        Sophomore Jen Pulcini (Easton, PA/Easton) scored the game-winner at the 15:15 mark of the first half touching a pass from fellow sophomore Ashley Sparango (Salfordville, PA/Souderton) into the cage for her seventh goal of the season.

 

        Freshman Marisa Baldassano (Audubon, NJ/Villa Maria Academy) had given the Bulldogs (8-3 overall) a 1-0 edge with her fourth marker of the season putting home a loose ball in front of the goal cage just 54 seconds into the game.  The Ducks (5-3 overall) tied the game just six minutes later as Valerie Barnhart scored her sixth tally of the season at the 6:06 mark before Pulcini gave DSU the lead for good.

 

        The second half was all DeSales with senior Gina Malatesta (Warminster, PA/St. Basil Academy) scoring twice each off rebounds from a saved shot and junior Bethany Hepner (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) scored her ninth of the season on a rocket shot from the top of the circle on a penalty corner feed from Sparango who earned her second assist of the game.

 

        DSU out-shot Stevens, 19-9 and held a slim 7-6 lead in penalty corners.  Sophomore Amy Zoltek (Harleysville, PA/Lansdale Catholic) made three saves for the Bulldogs to record the win.