Meehan Scores Late; Bulldogs Fall 3-1 at Wilkes

Senior Crissy Meehan found the back of the cage for the second time this season on Saturday at Wilkes.

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Wilkes-Barre, PA (October 10, 2009) – The DeSales University field hockey team saw its three-game winning streak snapped, falling at Wilkes University, 3-1, in Freedom Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs are now 5-8 overall and 0-2 in the Freedom with the loss. Wilkes (10-2, 2-1 Freedom) out-shot the Bulldogs 22-7 for the game and held a 9-4 edge in penalty corners.

DSU fell behind early as the Lady Colonels scored just 2:36 into the game but that was the only goal of the half as WU took a 1-0 lead into the break. Wilkes tacked on two more goals early in the second half including one just 1:07 into the second stanza and another at the 43:04 mark.

The Bulldogs got on the board after time had expired as senior Crissy Meehan (Harleysville, PA/Gwynedd-Mercy Academy) scored her second goal of the year on a corner and an assist from junior Melissa Gilroy (Shohola, PA/Delaware Valley).

Freshman Victoria DelToro (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) was tremendous in goal making 15 saves several of which were spectacular.

DeSales returns to action and to Freedom Conference play on Tuesday, October 13^th when they host Eastern University for a Freedom Conference game beginning at 4:00 pm.

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