LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Powered by a three-goal second-half outburst, the Lock Haven University field hockey team (2-0) blew past Lehigh University (1-2) 3-1 today (Aug. 31) at Charlotte Smith Field. Junior Mandy Daschbach (Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock) put together a three-point day, notching the game-winning goal and an assist in the contest.

The Mountain Hawks got on the board with a penalty-corner goal off the stick of Mary Beth Kuenne, the first point allowed by sophomore keeper Becca Yerkes (West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove). The half would end with that 1-0 Lehigh advantage.

“At halftime, we stressed keeping constant pressure on the ball,” said LHU head coach Pat Rudy. “I knew with our speed and depth, we could afford to play full pressure over the entire field.”

The Lady Eagles wasted little time, as senior forward Nikki Sweger (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin East) evened the tally just 22 seconds into the second half, off a Daschbach cross pass from the right side.

Daschbach put the Lady Eagles up 2-1 with an unassisted breakaway, gliding to the left and squirting a shot just inside the near-side of the cage. Junior Sarah Huber (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Christopher Dock) also scored for the second-straight contest, as Sweger worked her way to the left baseline, crossed a pass to the middle of the circle and Huber fired it home.

Yerkes (2-0) made four saves in five tries for the win, while Meghan Gove (1-2) was peppered for 13 saves in the loss.

Daschbach, Yerkes, Rudy, Sweger, Huber and the rest of the Lady Eagles are back in action Friday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. when they travel to neighboring Penn State University.