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Lauren Carr scored the winning goal.

10:06 a.m., Sept. 15, 2003--The University of Delaware field hockey team defeated Ball State University 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Thomas Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens will face Northwestern, which is ranked No. 19 in NCAA Division I, at 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 15.

Against Ball State, UD broke a 1-1 halftime deadlock with two second-half goals.

UD, which received votes in last week's National Field Hockey Coaches Association Top 25 poll, won for the fourth time in the last five outings to improve to 4-2 on the season.

Ball State, which dropped a 3-2 verdict to Northwestern on Friday, fell to 3-3.

Delaware opened the scoring just 18 minutes into the game when freshman Katie Evans scored off a feed from Stephanie Swain on a penalty corner to give the Hens the 1-0 lead. The goal was Evans' third of the season.

Ball State came back to knot the score at halftime when Afton Hess scored on the final play of the stanza off a penalty corner situation with Becky Weaver and Kristy Houghton registering the assists.

Delaware, which outshot Ball State 9-3 and held a 9-2 advantage in penalty corners for the game, dominated the second half. Lauren Carr scored what proved to be the game winner when she netted an unassisted goal, her third of the year, with 17:46 left to play.

The Hens added some insurance with 5:49 left in the game when Jessica Breault scored her second goal off the season off an assist from All-American Erica LaBar.

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