Doylestown, PA (October 26, 2024) - Junior Nikki Chiaradia scored unassisted 3:57 into the first overtime giving the DeSales University field hockey team a 3-2 win over Delaware Valley University in MAC Freedom action on Saturday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 3, Delaware Valley - 2 (OT)
• Records: DeSales (7-9, 3-2 MAC Freedom), Delaware Valley (7-11, 2-3 MAC Freedom)
• The win extends DSU's win streak to three straight.
• The Bulldogs have now won seven straight over the Aggies and are 11-8 in the all-time series.

How it Happened

• DVU took a 1-0 lead 6:53 into the game.
• The Bulldogs tied the score on a goal from senior Delani Remp with just one second left in the first quarter, scoring on a rebound of a saved shot.
• Junior Brooke Sodl gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 halftime lead with 3:22 left in the first-half.
• The Aggies tied the game mid-way thru the third quarter and neither team found the back of the cage in the fourth quarter as the game went into overtime.
• DeSales dominated possession early in the OT period and Chiaradia ended it, taking control of the ball just over midfield, dribbling into the circle, and firing a shot that trickled past the GK for the win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Remp scored for the fifth time this season.
• Chiaradia now has three goals and Sodl also scored her third of the year.
• Sophomore Alyssa Schlossman had seven saves in the cage.

For the Foes

• Ashley Birmingham scored both Aggie goals.
• Alyssa Rudd had 13 saves for Delaware Valley.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales had a 26-15 advantage in shots, 16-9 in shots on goal.
• The Aggies had a slim 12-11 advantage in penalty corners.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs return to action on Wednesday when they host FDU-Florham in MAC Freedom action beginning at 6:00 pm.