Haverford, Pa. - The Washington College Shorewomen fell to Haverford College, 3-0, on the road in a Centennial Conference field hockey contest on Wednesday night at Swan Field. Haverford scored twice in the opening quarter and added a third goal in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Washington goalkeeper
Charlotte Schurman made 13 saves throughout the contest, while
Ashley Swan recorded a defensive save for the Shorewomen. The Fords are now 8-6 overall and 4-2 in the Centennial, while the Shorewomen go to 3-10 and 1-5 respectively.
Haverford College 3 Washington College 0
How it Happened
- Schurman made an early save on a Haverford attempt before the Fords took a 1-0 lead at the 6:02 mark and added a second goal at 11:58 into the first stanza. Sandwiched between the two goals was Washington's first shot on goal of the game by
Tyler Rice with 6:53 to go in the first, but the Haverford goalkeeper made the save.
- The Shorewomen created opportunities in the second quarter, earning a penalty corner in the 1:26 into the second. Rice and
Natalie Watkinson each recorded a shot on goal late in the quarter, but the Fords stopped both attempts.
- Washington's defense continued to work under pressure in the second, with Swan recording a defensive save on an attempt with 7:57 to go before halftime. Schurman also made saves on two shots just before Swan's defensive stop as Haverford had three shots in 14 seconds, while the Shorewomen's defense blocked additional attempts.
- Schurman turned away two shots in the third quarter.
- Rice put another shot on goal in the 2:14 into the fourth stanza as Washington continued to search for a scoring opportunity. The Shorewomen also earned a penalty corner following Rice's shot 16 ticks later, but Haverford maintained its two-goal advantage.
- Haverford added a third goal with 8:37 to go to cap the scoring. Schurman made three further saves on attempts from three Ford players the rest of the way.
For the Shorewomen (3-10, 1-5 CC)
Scoring: None
Goalkeeping: Schurman (60:00, 13 saves, 3 goals allowed)
Swan (defensive save)
Up Next
The Shorewomen return to action for a road conference game Saturday October 17th at 12:00 p.m. versus #11 Franklin & Marshall College to battle the Diplomats.
