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No. 13 Indiana Falls to No. 7 Wake Forest, 2-0, in NCAA First Round
Nov. 14, 2009 WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The No. 13 Indiana field hockey team fell to No. 7 Wake Forest, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. The Hoosiers (14-7) ended the season winning nine of their last 12 games and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. IU finished in a tie for second in the Big Ten regular season standings and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game, falling to Michigan State, 3-2. The Demon Deacons (13-6) scored at the 11:48 mark in the first half as Kim Romansky netted a goal on a penalty corner. WFU scored its second goal at the 58:58 mark in the second half as Aileen Davis tapped in the goal just in front of the cage. Wake Forest outshot Indiana, 10-6, however the Hoosiers held an 8-7 edge on penalty corners. Junior Alex Mann was amazing in goal tallying five saves in 70 minutes. Redshirt freshman Morgan Fleetwood and senior Meg O'Connell each tallied two shots, with one on goal apiece. Senior Haley Funk tallied one shot, on goal, on a penalty stroke in the first half. Redshirt sophomore Brenna Moeljadi also recorded one shot on the game.
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