Kane Scores First Career Goal in Loss

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Visiting Haverford College built a 3-0 halftime lead en route to a 5-1 Centennial Conference field hockey win over host Washington College this afternoon on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Fords improved 6-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play with the win, while the loss dropped the Shorewomen to 6-8 and 3-4.

Haverford took a quick lead when Margaret Selsor scored on a rebound just 4:10 into the game. The Fords made it 2-0 when Mary Hobbs scored off a rebounding shot with 3:24 to play in the first and netted their third goal of the first half when Roxanne Jaffe fed Alex Waleko following a penalty corner with 1:11 on the clock.

The Fords built a 4-0 lead with 26:02 remaining in the second half when Bridget Gibbons scored off an assist from Selsor. Washington got on the board with 19:30 remaining in the game as freshman defender Hillary Kane (Rhinebeck, NY/Millbrook School) fired in her first career goal off a loose ball in front of the cage. Haverford tacked on its fifth goal when Selsor scored off a rebound with 10:46 to play.

Haverford held a 24-7 advantage in shots and a 16-9 edge in penalty corners in the game. Senior goalkeeper Elena Nicholoff (Tunkhannock, PA/Lackawanna Trail) made 16 saves in the loss for the Shorewomen, while junior defender Sara Rutkowski (Wernersville, PA/Conrad Weiser) added a defensive save. Maggie Cronin made a pair of saves in goal for the Fords, while Ariel Hern recorded a defensive save.

The Shorewomen return to action Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference home game against McDaniel.