COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Host Ursinus jumped out to a 3-0 lead after three quarters and held off a fourth quarter charge from visiting Washington College to record a 3-2 win in a Centennial Conference field hockey game on Saturday afternoon at Snell Field Hockey Field.  Both teams are 4-5 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial.

Ursinus 3 Washington College 2

How It Happened
- Ursinus took the lead 2:48 into the game when Mary Lauren Franz gathered a loose ball and her shot from seven yards out found the back of the cage to put the hosts ahead 1-0.
- The Bears finished off a penalty corner to grab a 2-0 late in the first quarter.  Laura Rothschild took the corner and Sarah Symes stopped the ball with her stick on the ground.  From the top of the circle Jordan Moore blasted it in the left side of the goal with 2:36 to go.
- Neither team scored in the second quarter as Ursinus took a 2-0 lead into halftime.
- Rothschild found Franz at the right post and Franz put it into an empty goal to give the hosts a 3-0 lead 3:20 into the third quarter and that would be the score after three.
- Anna Harrington got the Shorewomen onto the scoreboard 5:15 into the fourth quarter when she got a feed from MaryCate Anson and put it into the cage from six yards out to cut the lead to 3-1.
- Alexis Tackney got WC within one with 44 seconds to go as she tipped in a pass from Harrington.  However, Ursinus prevented Washington from a shot to try to force overtime and held on for the win.

For The Shorewomen (4-5, 1-1 CC)
- Scorer: Harrington (goal and assist), Tackney (goal), Anson (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Ava Rivera (5 saves, 3 goals allowed, 36:59), Catherine Parker (1 save, 0 goals allowed, 23:01)
- Washington had 12 shots and nine penalty corners in the contest.

For Ursinus (4-5, 1-1 CC)
- Scorers: Franz (two goals), Moore (goal), Rothschild (two assists), Symes (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Jordan Ulsh (8 saves, 2 goal allowed, 60:00)
- The Bears had 17 shots and six penalty corners in the game.

Notes
- Anson had an assist in both games this week as she netted a helper in the team's 5-1 win over McDaniel on Wednesday evening.

Up Next
10/6 @ Bryn Mawr - 4:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)