The 21st ranked University of Mary Washington field hockey team dropped its first contest of the season in a 2-1 defeat to visiting Gettysburg College on Saturday at the Battleground. The Eagles slip to 4-1 on the season.
Mary Washington controlled most of the run of play in the first quarter, and Gettysburg responded with a strong second quarter, but the game remained scoreless after 30 minutes.
In the third quarter, Gettysburg jumped in front with a score in traffic at 32:25, putting the Eagles behind for the first time all season. But the Eagles answered on a penalty corner at 41:07, as junior
Hannah Jadgchew scored on a pass from sophomore
Makenzie Tutone on the direct corner.
Gettysburg found the eventual game winner at 47:24 on a breakaway.
Mary Washington led in shots, 13-7, as well as penalty corners, 11-5. UMW goalkeeper
Tori Winans made four saves, and junior defender
Elizabeth Stribling added a defensive save for the Eagles.
The Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday evening at 18th ranked Washington and Lee University at 7:00 p.m.
