'On This Day' Corneby and Cereo Shine in Season-Opening OT Thriller
'On This Day' is a Wells College Athletics feature series taking a look back on events that occurred on this day, Aug. 30, 12 years ago in 2008.
The Wells College field hockey team got the season started with a 1-0 overtime victory over Cedar Crest College on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 in Allentown, Pa.
The two teams played into overtime until Paige Corneby, who led the team in shots, was able to squeeze one by Cedar Crest goalie Rachel Oren to give Wells the win in the 79th minute of play with an unassistsed tally.
Goalie Beth Cereo was the unsung hero for Wells tallying 11 saves in the game, with four in overtime.
Corneby led all Express shooters with three on the day with single shots coming from Elisabeth Rollo and Stefanie Miller. The Falcons held the edge in corner kicks by a 15-4 margin.
Boxscore: https://www.wells-express.com/sports/fh/2008-09/boxscores/20080830_e28z.xml
