里士满大学曲棍球队点球大战负圣约瑟夫 大西洋十校联盟决赛惜败
里士满大学曲棍球队11月7日（周六）在大西洋十校联盟（Atlantic 10）锦标赛决赛中，与圣约瑟夫大学在常规时间与加时赛后战成1比1平，最终在点球大战中以3比4告负，无缘联盟冠军，赛季以12胜7负收官。决赛在弗吉尼亚联邦大学的卡里街球场（Cary Street Field）举行。
里士满大学开场仅6分钟就由玛娅·德基亚里奥（Maia Dechiario）利用短角球破门取得领先，圣约瑟夫大学在第二节扳平比分。此后双方再无建树，比赛拖入点球大战。
里士满大学门将梅雷德·凯里（Mairead Carey）全场做出7次扑救，创个人生涯新高，把比赛拖入点球大战。点球大战中，里士满大学一度0比2落后，随后追平比分，将对决拖入第八轮。
第八轮，圣约瑟夫大学门将阿维安娜·瓦格纳（Avianna Wagner）扑出里士满大学莫拉·西格（Maura Seeger）的射门，帮助球队锁定胜局。瓦格纳当选锦标赛最杰出球员。
这是圣约瑟夫大学连续第六次夺得大西洋十校联盟曲棍球冠军，追平联盟纪录，球队也借此锁定全国大学体育协会（NCAA）锦标赛参赛资格。里士满大学在半决赛中加时2比1战胜弗吉尼亚联邦大学晋级决赛。
Richmond Field Hockey Falls to Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 Final Shootout
The University of Richmond field hockey team lost the Atlantic 10 championship game on Saturday, November 7, falling to Saint Joseph's in a shootout after the teams were tied 1-1 through regulation and overtime. The shootout went 4-3 to Saint Joseph's, and Richmond finished its season 12-7. The final was played at Virginia Commonwealth University's Cary Street Field.
Richmond struck just six minutes into the game, with Maia Dechiario converting a penalty corner, before Saint Joseph's equalized in the second quarter. Neither side scored again, sending the game to a shootout.
Richmond goalkeeper Mairead Carey made a career-high seven saves to keep her team in the game. In the shootout, Richmond rallied from 2-0 down to level the score and push the contest to an eighth round.
In the eighth round, Saint Joseph's goalkeeper Avianna Wagner stopped Richmond's Maura Seeger to seal the title. Wagner was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The championship is Saint Joseph's sixth consecutive Atlantic 10 field hockey title, tying the conference record, and it earns the Hawks a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Richmond had beaten Virginia Commonwealth 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals to reach the final.
来源：圣约瑟夫大学体育部
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