Nov. 8, 2002

Stanford, Calif. - Jessica Barton converted a penalty stroke at 63:26 to lift Davidson (8-13) to a 3-2 comeback victory over Saint Louis (2-18) in a consolation game of the NorPac Championships and the season finale for both teams at the Varsity Field Hockey Turf on Friday. The Wildcats trailed 2-0 early in the contest after unassisted Saint Louis goals by Lindsay Lombardo and Carin Boone at 9:23 and 11:25. Davidson would tie the contest at 2-2 later in the first half when Alex Rogers and Emily Davis scored unassisted goals at 11:44 and 22:46.

The scored remained tied 2-2 until Barton's game-winning penalty stroke.

Barton and Rogers finished their respective collegiate careers with 42 and 33 points for the Wildcats.

Davidson outshot the Billikens, 13-5, and held a 7-5 advantage in penalty corners.

Sophomore Sarah Nolan made one save in the game to give her 160 saves for the season. Nolan finished the season ranked third on Davidson's single-season saves list and second in single-season minutes with 1498:53. Julie Moeckel was credited with three saves for Saint Louis.

FIELD HOCKEY GAME SUMMARY (FINAL)

NORPAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (GAME 8) SAINT LOUIS VS. DAVIDSON (AT STANFORD, CA) GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 TOT Saint Louis 2 0 -- 2 Davidson 2 1 -- 3

SCORING SUMMARY 8. 9:23 STL Lindsay Lombardo (Unassisted) 9. 11:25 STL Carin Boone (Unassisted) 10. 11:44 DAV Alex Rogers (Unassisted) 11. 22:46 DAV Emily Davis (Unassisted) 12. 63:26 DAV Jessica Barton (Penalty stroke)

Shots: Davidson 13, Saint Louis 5; Goalkeeper Saves: Saint Louis 3 (Julie Moeckel 3), Davidson 1 (Sarah Nolan 1); Penalty Strokes: Davidson 1-1 (Jessica Barton 1-1, 63:26); Yellow Cards: Saint Louis 1 (Lindsay Lombardo, 46:24); Green Cards: Saint Louis 1 (Lindsay Lombardo, 18:01); Updated Records: Davidson (8-13), Saint Louis (2-18); Attendance: 31.