Local roundup: Lycoming field hockey opens first season in 30 years with loss at Drew 5-0

The Lycoming College field hockey team opened its first season in 30 years against Cabrini University at the Drew University Fall Festival, falling 5-0 at Drew's Ranger Stadium.

Freshman netminder Isabella Bobe made 14 saves in her first career outing for the Warriors (0-1 overall).

Sophomore midfielder Katie Maguire recorded one shot on goal in the fourth quarter, while freshman Kelly Preston also had a near chance at putting one in the back of the net.

Cabrini's Caroline Gallagher recorded four of the five goals, joined by teammate Olivia Sims. Netminder Courtney Keith earned the win.

• Sophomore Ellie Norton notched a couple marks in the Lycoming College volleyball team's record book in the first match, a 3-0 (25-12, 25-4, 25-11) win over Clarks Summit before first-year middle hitter Cameron Upcraft and senior middle hitter Elizabeth Kelson each had double-digit digs to lead Lycoming to a 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 25-18) win in the nightcap.

Norton served up 15 straight points in the second set against the Defenders (0-1 overall), tying the school record set by sophomore Arianna Santos (2021) and Katelyn McKillop (2013). Norton finished the game with 16 assists and nine service aces, tied for second-most in program history, as Lycoming served up 17 aces in the match. She also added 16 assists.

Kelson finished with nine kills on 11 swings for a fiery .818 hitting percentage, Upcraft hit 1.000 in five swings and sophomore Jessica Ahart had four kills in five swings.

Sophomore Ali Koval (North Penn-Mansfield graduate) and sophomore Brynne Bisel each had six digs to pace the defense.

The Warriors won the first two sets going away before Hilbert held Lycoming to a negative hitting percentage in the third set to take a 25-22 win. Lycoming rebounded in the fourth set, fighting through 10 lead changes and five ties before a big kill from Kelson made it 22-18, setting up a run of four straight points to end the match, the last two kills coming from sophomore Ava Coombs (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern).

Lock Haven fell to D'Youville College, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12 and 26-24) in the opening day of the Bald Eagle Classic. In the opening set, the Saints jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but the Bald Eagles chipped away and eventually gained the lead at 15-14. D'Youville, however closed the set strong and claimed the 25-17 win.

• Rafael Pereira scored in the 22nd minute and then assisted on Luca Nicastro's goal just 66 seconds later, sending St. Bonaventure to a 2-0 victory over Bucknell in men's soccer.

The Bison (0-3) possessed the ball for 65 percent of the match and finished with a 14-9 shot advantage, but St. Bonaventure (1-2) scored on its only two shots on frame.

After the Bison saw almost all of the ball in the opening 20 minutes, they were stung by the two quick strikes from the Bonnies. Pereira found space down the left flank and drove his defender back to the edge of the 18 before curling a well-placed shot inside the right post.

• The Lock Haven women's cross country team opened the 2022 season this evening on the Bald Eagles' home turf as they took part in the annual Dolan Duals versus NCAA Division I opponent Penn State.

The Dolan Duals, a meet that started in 2007, is named in honor of Jim Dolan, a former Lock Haven professor and cross country coach, who remains as one of Lock Haven's biggest supporters.

Lock Haven entered this evening's action and the new season ranked No. 5 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Division II Atlantic Region preseason rankings. Penn State was ranked No. 3 in the preseason Division I Mid-Atlantic Region rankings.

Gwen Lloyd and Elaina Klinger finished as the top two Bald Eagle finishers. Lloyd was 14th overall with a time of 15:45.7 and Klinger placed 15th with a time of 15:49.7 as the duo looked strong on the home course.

Krista Jones, Aubrey Sechrist (Jersey Shore graduate), Kiersten Lloyd, Claire Hauser and Billie Jo Bollinger rounded out Lock Haven's top-seven runners.

• The Lock Haven men's cross country team opened the season at the Dolan Duals as well. Lock Haven entered the meet and the new season ranked No. 7 in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Atlantic Region preseason rankings. Penn State is ranked No. 4 in the Division I Mid-Atlantic Region.

Leading the way today for Lock Haven was Chris Hine and Gage Krall, who finished 15th and 16th after coving the 6,000 meters course 19:01.9 and 19:02.2, respectively.