Box Score DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Delaware Valley College's first-ever home field hockey playoff game ended in heartbreak as Lindsay Hischak's goal with 5:49 remaining proved to be the difference in fourth-seeded Misericordia University's 3-2 win over the top-seeded Aggies in the Freedom Conference semifinals.

The Cougars bounced back from their disappointment of losing the top seed and dropping to fourth in the regular-season finale and improved to 8-12 overall on the year. They will now travel to second-seeded Wilkes University, which routed DeSales University 6-2 in the other semifinal contest, for the Freedom Conference Championship Game on Saturday, November 9.

For the Aggies, who reached the conference tournament for the second year in a row and the fourth time in the last five seasons, their record fell to 12-7 with the loss. Their season may not be over just yet as they will await word on Monday as to whether or not they are selected to the eight-team, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Mid-Atlantic Region Championships. If they get a bid, it would be a first in program history and the quarterfinals would start on Wednesday, November 13 (time and location to be announced).

As the clock ticked under six minutes remaining in regulation, Misericordia put the pressure on in the Delaware Valley end. Goalkeeper Sandra Edwards came out to play a ball, but the Cougars' Hannah Harvey was able to get to it. She sent a pass to the right and Hischak was there to send a shot that just got inside the post of the empty net. It was the sophomore's 15th goal of the season, her second of the game and her fourth this year against the Aggies as she scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, in the Misericordia's 3-2, regular-season win.

Delaware Valley, which rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits earlier in the game, had three corners and three shots in the first two and a half minutes following Hischak's goal. Two of the shots got behind the goalie, but defenders Alison Sacco and Emily Hegner were there to keep them from getting in the cage.

Then as time ran out, the Aggies were awarded their 17th corner of the game. Since a contest cannot end on a corner, the game continued and would do so until either Delaware Valley scored or if Misericordia gained control outside of the circle. The Aggies's Taylor Prichett put the ball in play off the corner and Kelsey Zook got control of it. She blasted a shot from right inside the circle and it just went wide to the left to end the game and the win for the Cougars.

In the first half, both teams were awarded penalty strokes eight minutes apart and both converted on them. Misericordia got the first opportunity with 14:31 remaining and Hegner went top shelf in the left corner for her third goal of the season. Zook had the Aggie opportunity with 6:54 to go and she made it 3-for-3 this season on strokes as her goal to the top right corner was her seventh overall of the year.

The first half ended with the Cougars holding an 8-7 edge in shots with all eight coming consecutively after the Aggies opened with the first three attempts of the game. Delaware Valley had an 8-2 advantage in corners.

Misericordia controlled the tempo with its speed in opening parts of the second half. The Cougars then forced a turnover as Hischak got control of the ball, dribbled to the right and took a shot that rolled just inside the left post for a 2-1 lead with 21:47 remaining.

Delaware Valley, as it had all year, rallied again and tied it up with 11:47 left on the clock. Off a corner opportunity, Leah Hawthorn sent a shot toward the goal that deflected in the air. Prichett was able to tap it down and took a shot that appeared as if it was going in the cage. Teammate Stefania Swider was there and made sure of it as the freshman got her fourth goal of the season. However, Misericordia answered with Hischak's heroics for the semifinal win.

Both teams had 16 shots on the afternoon with Delaware Valley adding nine more corner opportunities for a 17-4 advantage in the game. Both goalies came up with big saves throughout the contest as Edwards finished with 11 stops for the Aggies while Angela Pasquini was credited with six saves for the Cougars.