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Winner Lander LANDER (15-3)
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Belmont Abbey BAC (9-8)
Winner
Lander LANDER
(15-3)
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Final
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Belmont Abbey BAC
(9-8)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lander LANDER 0 0 1 1 2
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 0
SAC SF Recap
Nicholas Winegard

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Strong Second Half Sends #7 Lander to SAC Title Game

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Lauren Punt found the backboard less than three minutes into the second half and Olivia Bond added an insurance goal in the fourth quarter to lead the third-seeded and seventh-ranked Lander Field Hockey team to a 2-0 win over second-seeded Belmont Abbey on Friday evening at Setzler Field in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Tournament Semifinals, sending the Bearcats to their second SAC title game in three seasons.

With the win, Lander (15-3) advances to face top-seeded and second-ranked Newberry on Sunday at 1 p.m. for the conference championship.

After the Crusaders opened on the front foot in the first five minutes, Lander settled in and controlled play, outshooting Belmont Abbey 7-0 in the first half. However, three key saves from the Crusader keeper kept the game scoreless heading into halftime.

Just under five minutes into the third quarter, Punt received a pass from Leira Van Tilburg, who was the hero in Lander's last semifinal win in 2023 over Mount Olive, at the top of the circle, dribbled through a pair of defenders, and fired a high shot into the net to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead.

Near the 49-minute mark, Lander earned one of its eight penalty corners, and Nienke Meima slid the ball to Bond, who buried her team-leading ninth goal of the season to double the advantage.

The Bearcat defense turned in another dominant performance, holding the Crusaders to just two total shots, none on target. The win marked Lander's seventh consecutive shutout and ninth of the season, both program records.

The SAC Championship game is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Setzler Field.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
32:36
LANDER Lauren Punt
GOAL by Lander Lauren Punt (FIRST GOAL)
48:47
LANDER Olivia Bond
Assisted By: Nienke Meima
GOAL by Lander Olivia Bond, Assist by Nienke Meima

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