Field Hockey Knocks Off No. 5 Duke in Season Opener, 1-0

Friday, August 24

Buckley Field

7:00

Drexel University

(1-0)

Duke

(0-1)

Team	1	2	Final F
Duke	0	0	0
Drexel	0	1	1

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Field Hockey Knocks Off No. 5 Duke in Season Opener, 1-0

8/24/2012 8:32:00 PM | Field Hockey

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Philadelphia – The Drexel field hockey team upset No. 5 Duke, 1-0, in the 2012 season opener at Buckley Field on Friday night. The Dragons outshot Duke, 12-10, while the Blue Devils earned 14 penalty corners to Drexel's seven. The Dragons enter Sunday's contest against Rider with a 1-0 overall record.

Sophomore midfielder Meghan Plank broke a scoreless tie in the 50^th minute of the game. Plank charged down the left side of the field after receiving a pass from teammate Lindsay McArdle and fired a shot past Duke's goalkeeper Lauren Blazing's right outstretched arm.

Duke looked to put pressure on the Dragons' defense in the final minutes of the game, but Drexel's goalkeeper Jantien Gunter came up with two lunging saves off of the Blue Devil's corners. Gunter made five stops in her opening debut and first career victory for Drexel.

Drexel will return to Buckley Field on Sunday, August 26 at 1:00 p.m. as the Dragons host Rider. The game marks the first competition of the season for the Broncs.