Box Score

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Susquehanna field hockey team was unable to overcome an early, 2-0 deficit to Landmark Conference foe Juniata, falling 2-1 to the Eagles on Wednesday night.

The loss was SU's (6-6, 2-1) first conference defeat of the season.

Juniata (10-3, 3-0) held an 18-6 edge in shots, keeping SU goalie Erin Ferguson (Mount Laurel, N.J./Seneca) busy all night. The senior finished with nine saves and faced 11 shots on goal.

The Crusaders took just six shots in the contest, all of which were on goal, led by Erica Reichart's (Littlestown, Pa./Gettysburg Area) four.

Juniata got on the board early with two goals in the opening 10 minutes of the action, the first coming from Caroline Phillips following an Eagles penalty corner. The second was scored less than four minutes later when Caitlyn Bowman stole the ball from an SU defender and passed it off to Kim Amrod, who put it past Susquehanna Ferguson for the 2-0 lead.

SU had a chance to score more than midway through the half but Eagles goalie Moira Nugent came out of the cage to make a great diving save on a shot by Reichart to preserve her squad's 2-0 advantage.

The Crusaders kept Juniata off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game, and with less than 12 minutes remaining in the final half, finally snapped the Eagles' shutout. Reichart had a shot blocked, but Anna Spisak (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) grabbed the rebound and sent it to Ally Bradley (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks South) who put it in the cage and made it a one-goal game.

That marked the final scoring in the game, however, as Juniata held on to its 2-1 lead.

Next game: Saturday, Oct. 9 at Goucher – 1 p.m.