The Lancaster Bible College Field Hockey team traveled to Goucher on Wednesday night, marking their fourth straight road game to open the season. The Chargers ended up falling to the Gophers 2-0 after entering halftime tied 0-0. The Chargers move to 1-3 overall on the season while the Gophers improve to 4-1. 

How It Happened: It was the Gophers' attack that dominated the first period after grabbing two penalty corners and sending six shots on goal. Two saves from junior Amanda Hoover proved pivotal in keeping the Gophers off the scoreboard early. A late attacking opportunity from sophomore Merci Craft helped build confidence for the Chargers heading into the second period.

While the Gophers dominated possession in the first period, the Chargers began to build momentum in the second period, sending three shots on goal and earning a penalty corner. The Gophers still managed to keep their offensive attack alive tallying nine shots, but none resulted in a score.

It was the third period that the Gophers finally got one to go, but not before Hoover tallied six saves alone in the third period and sophomore Hope Swarey added a defensive save of her own. After a series of penalty corners to open the fourth period, the Gophers scored another in the 50^th minute to make it 2-0 for the night and went on to win the game.

By the Numbers: The Gophers outshot the Chargers 34-4 with 18 of those being on goal… the Chargers grabbed an astounding 16 saves… the Gophers won the penalty corners 14-1… Julia Blondell and Annie Bennett scored for the Gophers.

Up Next: The Chargers return to Lancaster, Pa. for their home opener, hosting Immaculata on Friday, September 13 at 4:00 p.m.