Green Scores Game-Winner in Final Minutes of 2-1 Victory

Kean Athletics

UNION, N.J. (9/6/07) - Senior midfielder Alli Green (West Deptford, N.J.) scored the game-winning goal with less than four minutes remaining in the game to lift the Kean University field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over FDU-Florham in non-conference action on Thursday evening. Green took the pass off the penalty corner from sophomore forward Brittany Gibbs (West Deptford, N.J.) for her first goal of the season with 3:18 left in the game.

After a scoreless first half of action, Kean (2-0) got on the board first, as Gibbs scored off the assist from freshman Joelle Vitale (Metuchen, N.J.) with 22:26 left in contest.

Just 2:26 later, the Devils (1-2) tied the game when senior back Kaitlyn Dudzinski (Lincroft, N.J.) converted the penalty stroke.

In goal, sophomore Jenni Barry (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) made four saves for Kean, while Devils junior Jamie SanFilippo (Succasunna, N.J.) stopped six shots.

FDU-Florham held a 17-12 advantage in penalty corners, including a 13-4 edge in the first half, while Kean outshot the Devils, 16-14, for the game.