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Syracuse 3, Delaware 2
September 2, 2000


Jenn Fotiou

NEWARK, DE -- Laura Fitzpatrick scored with 11:21 remaining to break a 2-2 tie and give Syracuse (2-0) a 3-2 win over Delaware at Rullo Stadium in the first game of the 2000 Blue Hen Tournament.

Fitzpatrick, who assisted on an earlier goal that gave the Orangewomen a 2-0 lead, knocked home a rebound off of a penalty corner for her first goal of the season and the eventual game-winner. Syracuse's only two shots of the second half came in that sequence.

Delaware rallied from that 2-0 lead on goals by Jessica Breault and Jenn Fotiou. Breault, a freshman from Southington, CT, scored her first collegiate goal with 5:16 lead in the first half to give Delaware some momentum going into halftime. Breault tipped a crossing pass by freshman Erin Shaklee in mid-air into the net to get the Blue Hens on the board.

The Blue Hens missed on a big chance early in the second half when Juli Byrd hit the post on a penalty stroke. It was the second time in as many games a Delaware penalty stroke clanked off the outside of the net.

However, shortly after Byrd's miss, Fotiou found the net for her first goal of the season to tie the game. The junior from Oley, PA scored with 23:15 left to make it 2-2.

After Fitzpatrick's tally gave Syracuse a one-goal lead, Delaware (0-2) had its chances to tie. As time expired, the Blue Hens had one last penalty corner - one of 10 the Blue Hens failed to convert on the day as Byrd's shot went over the top of the net.

The three-game round-robin tournament continues Sunday as Syracuse takes on Ball State at 1 p.m. Delaware will face Ball State Monday at 1 p.m. at Rullo Stadium to conclude the tournament.

 

AGATE

 

SYRACUSE........2....1....- 3

DELAWARE.......1....1....- 2

 

SCORING: First half: S - Marks (unassisted) 30:38 remaining; S - K. Aronowicz (Cech, Fitzpatrick) 19:52; D - Breault (Shaklee) 5:16. Second half: D - Fotiou (unassisted) 23:15; S - Fitzpatrick (unassisted) 11:21. SHOTS: S - 9, D - 13. SAVES: S - Latsko 6; D - Grasso 6. PENALTY CORNERS: S - 5, D - 10. PENALTY STROKES: D - 1 (missed).

 

 

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