Mountaineers Fall to No. 22 Old Dominion

NORFOLK, Va. – The App State field hockey team fell on the road to No. 22 Old Dominion by a score of 2-1 in nonconference action Sunday.
  
Senior Jillian Orcutt found the back of the cage for the second time this season for the Mountaineers (9-7). Claire Grenis tallied 10 saves against the Monarchs (11-5), tying her total from the Oct. 6 matchup against Liberty.
 
How it Happened
 
1st: Old Dominion opened the game quickly, scoring its first goal less than four minutes into the contest. The Mountaineers answered back four minutes later with a goal of their own, with Orcutt finding the cage for the second time in two games. The Monarchs scored their second and final goal in the period, giving them a 2-1 lead going into the second period.

2nd: It was a tighter period, with both teams generating one penalty corner apiece. Grenis tallied three saves, bringing her total up to five in the game.

3^rd: It was another tight period, with App State and Old Dominion having limited chances. Grenis tallied two more saves, keeping the Monarchs scoreless in the third. The Mountaineers were held without a shot on goal.
 
4^th: Both teams had chances in the fourth period, with the Mountaineers and the Monarchs both earning shots on goal. The Mountaineers earned two corners late in the contest with chances to tie the game but could not convert. Grenis tallied three more saves.
 
Match Notes
Goals
App: Orcutt (2)
ODU: Emslie, Jedeloo
 
Assists
App: Koopman (1)
ODU: Tammaro, Zandbergen, Tsioles
 
Winning Goalie – Suus Broers (11-5): 2 saves, 1 goal allowed  
Losing Goalie – Claire Grenis (9-7): 10 saves, 2 goals allowed 
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will return to their home turf for the last time this season to face off against Queens in a nonconference matchup. First touch is slated for 4 p.m. on Friday in Boone. 
 
App State, which is 6-1 in MAC play, wraps up the regular season Sunday with an important game at MAC leader James Madison.

JMU is 6-0 in league play with a 2-1 win against Miami (Ohio), which won 1-0 against App State and is tied with the Mountaineers for second place. A victory against JMU would give App State at least a share of the regular-season title.