Winchester, Va. – The visiting Washington College field hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision against the Shenandoah Hornets, in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Sprint Field/Shentel. The Shorewomen fell to 4-3 while the Hornets improved to 7-1.

How It Happened
- The hosts struck just 2:42 into the contest as freshman forward Mairead McKibbin stuffed in a rebound past Shorewomen starting keeper Ava Rivera.
- The Hornets made it 2-0 at 10:10 as senior forward Lauren Tyre took a feed from McKibbin and beat Rivera, who had charged out of her position.
- Shenandoah took a 3-0 just seven seconds into the second quarter. Sophomore midfielder Elizabeth Ramberger smacked a long shot from the top of the circle and snuck one into the lower left corner of the cage.
- Washington College got one right back just twenty-nine seconds later at 15:36 as freshman forward Kat Esposito beat Katie Garman following a fast-break opportunity. It was Esposito's team-leading sixth marker of the season.
- The hosts made it 4-1 as they scored with just five ticks left in the third quarter. Kylee Tuebner scored from McKibbin following a penalty corner.
- McKibbin recorded her second goal of the game at the 50:57 mark after taking a feed from Kelsey Jones.
- The Shorewomen scored a late goal at 55:22 as senior forward Maddie Knight made a run into the right side of the circle and her shot was tipped in by Esposito on a shot just inside the far post beating Garman. It was Esposito's seventh goal and Knight's first assist of the season.

Scoring
WC – Esposito (2 goals), Knight (assist)
S – McKibbin (2 goals, 2 assists), Tyre (goal), Ramberger (goal), Tuebner (goal), Jones (assist), 

Goalkeepers
WC – Rivera (19:00, 3 goals against, 8 saves), Sasha Dennis (41:00, 2 goals against, 10 saves)
S- Garman (58:00, 2 goals allowed, save), Taylor Bullis (2:00)

Notes
- Today's match was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
- Esposito has scored a goal in four straight games.
- Sophomore goalie Sasha Dennis made a career-high 10 saves in relief of Rivera.
- The Shorewomen were outshot by a 29-4 margin.
- The Hornets have won six straight after a season-opening loss to Salisbury.

Up Next
The Shorewomen will travel to McDaniel on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.