WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Widener University field hockey team notched its second consecutive win on Saturday night, defeating Wilkes 5-4 in shootouts.

KEY PLAYERS

• Sam Scoma tallied her first goal of the 2018 season.
• Kelsi Walker was pivotal, scoring one goal and assisting on another.
• Jesse Schlosser got her second goal of the season in the 28th minute.
• Jordana Ambros was relentless in her attack, getting off six shots, giving the Pride its first lead in the sixth minute, and beating the Wilkes goalie again in the stroke-off.

 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Widener jumped out to promising 3-1 lead in the 23rd minute.
• Wilkes narrowed the gap in the 26th, but Widener responded with its fourth goal less than two minutes later.
• The Pride went into halftime with a 4-2 lead, but two Colonel goals in the second half forced overtime.
• Neither team was able to put one in the cage during both overtime periods.
• Stroke-off goals by Ambros and Lexie Eberly cemented a Pride victory.
• Sabrina Roberto made nine key saves in the contest.

UP NEXT
Widener returns to Dixon Field to face Gwynedd Mercy on Tuesday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m.