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Wilkes looks to stop a three-game slide Saturday at Alvernia

LATE GOAL DOOMS WILKES FIELD HOCKEY IN 201 LOSS AGAINST SUSQUEHANNA

9/14/2014 4:18:00 PM

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LATE GOAL DOOMS WILKES FIELD HOCKEY IN 201 LOSS AGAINST SUSQUEHANNA

EDWARDSVILLE – Meghan Plunkett scored the game-winning goal with just three minutes remaining to lift visiting Susquehanna University to a 2-1 win over Wilkes University.

Wilkes slips to 1-4 after the loss while Susquehanna improves its overall mark to 4-3 on the year.

Maura Anistranski (Forty Fort, PA/Wyoming Valley West) put Wilkes on the board 4:02 in the first half when she knoecked in a rebound off an initial shot from Kerryn Redcay (Reading, PA/Wilson).

Brodie Ercole tied the game at 1-1 for Susquehanna when she tapped home a rebound on the back post at the 50:07 mark of the second half. Plunkett then scored the game-winner at 66:48 as the Crusaders rallied to complete the comeback.

Lauren Burrows (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton) finished with four saves in net for Wilkes, while Alyssa Rothman made six saves for Susquehanna.

Wilkes returns to play Saturday traveling to Reading, Pa. to face Alvernia University at 1:00 p.m.

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