Childs's goals lifts Penn past Brown

Junior forward TaraJunior forward TaraChilds scored twice inJunior forward TaraChilds scored twice inthe Quakers' 2-1 victory. It was a tale of two halves as the Penn field hockey team took on Ivy League rival Brown on Saturday. Despite being dominated in the first half by the Bears, the Quakers escaped with a win thanks to two goals from junior forward Tara Childs. The win evened Penn's conference record at 2-2. After losing their first two Ivy matches, the Quakers have now won back-to-back games against Cornell and Brown. With two more league matches against Yale and Princeton remaining, Penn is still mathematically in the Ivy title hunt. With the game tied at one in the second half, the Quakers were awarded a penalty shot when a Brown player covered the ball in order to prevent a sure goal. Childs made the most of the opportunity, converting on the penalty shot. Up 2-1 after Childs's goal, Penn was able to hold on until the final whistle. The Quakers fell behind early in the game when Brown's Kate Sullivan put the Bears ahead with a goal 10 minutes into the game. Penn was not able to tie it for another 20 minutes later when Childs scored the equalizer, assisted by sophomore defender Audrey Heinel. The Quakers headed into halftime with the score tied, despite the Bears success in keeping control of the action. The second half was a different story. Penn thoroughly dominated Brown, forcing the play into the Bears' defensive half of the field. "We made great adjustments at halftime," Penn coach Val Cloud said. "It was a very competitive game." With the Quakers' victory, Penn was able to bounce back from a frustrating loss on Thursday at Delaware. The Delaware game was originally scheduled for October 8, but was postponed due to rain. Penn fell behind early to the the Blue Hens also, giving up a goal after only three minutes of play. Junior defender Michele Canuso-Bedesem evened it up for the Quakers at one apiece 15 minutes later. But Delaware snatched the lead right back with a goal from Kelly Cawley 90 seconds later. The Blue Hens added to their lead later in the first half when Jodi Byrd scored on an assist from Cawley. In contrast to the offensive outburst in the first half, the second half saw no scoring. Penn was unable to capitalize on any of its four second-half penalty corners and fell 3-1.