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Field Hockey
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Saturday, September 6
Iowa City, Iowa
3:00 p.m.
Duke University
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Duke Defeats American 3-1 In Iowa
9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
IOWA CITY, Iowa ? The No. 12 Duke field hockey team defeated No. 15 American by a score of 3-1 on the road Saturday, playing its first of two weekend games at Grant Field on the University of Iowa's campus.
The Blue Devils received goals from three different players to pick up their second-straight win and improve to 2-1 on the young season. The Eagles fell to 2-2 with the loss.
“I thought American was a very talented team,” said head coach Beth Bozman. “We were able to put together two strong halves against them and we're happy with the win.”
Duke got on the board early with a goal from Susan Ferger just 4:15 into the contest. Ferger's goal was assisted by Laura Suchoski and the sophomore converted on the shot from five yards out to give the Blue Devils the early edge.
American countered less than two minutes later, netting their first goal at the 6:00 mark on an unassisted goal from Christine Fingerhuth to knot the score at one. Junior captain Brooke Patterson put Duke on top again with her first goal of the season 19:05 into the first half with an unassisted score. The Blue Devils led 2-1 at the half.
Duke was able to keep American off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game, holding the Eagles to just the one shot. Freshman Megan Deakins put home the first goal of her collegiate career with just four minutes remaining in the game to give Duke the insurance goal and seal the 3-1 road win.
Duke held the 13-1 advantage in the shot column, and led 7-0 in penalty corners. The Blue Devils improved to 5-2 all-time against American.
American lost Friday to Iowa by a score of 4-1 in Iowa City. The Blue Devils will take on the No. 5 Hawkeyes on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
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