FREDERICK, Md.--Senior Brandy Noel and sophomore Jacquie LeMar ripped home goals 3:15 apart late in the first half to propel the Hood College field hockey team (1-3) to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over visiting Goucher College (4-2) Thursday at a drizzly Thomas Athletic Field.

Allison Metzger drove home a penalty corner off a setup by Gia Thomas and Katie Gallagher just 10:44 into the contest to get the Gophers on the board. It was her fourth goal of the year.

But with 6:29 remaining in the first half, the Blazers tied things up when Noel notched Hood's first score of the season off a feed from senior Sarah Balukoff. The goal was Noel's 14th of her Hood career and the assist was Balukoff's first.

A few minutes later on one of Hood's nine penalty corners, LeMar registered the first goal of her Hood career when she drilled a shot from Noel past starting keeper Ellie Brown to give Hood a 2-1 advantage.

Looking for her second score of the afternoon in the 34th minute, Metzger fired a shot on target but Hood junior Anne Marie Hantman was there for the rejection and Hood took the 2-1 lead into intermission.

Hantman was there once again at the start of the second half to turn aside Mary Cadwellender's attempt just 1:23 into the period. Although the Gophers outshot the Blazers, 5-1, in the second half, Hood was able to stave off a Goucher rally and preserved their slim lead the rest of the way.

Hood improves to 2-6 all-time against Goucher and recorded its first win over the Gophers since 2005. Noel moved into second place in program history in career points. She now has 33 career points on 14 goals and five assists.

Hantman tallied four saves in the victory.

The Blazers next travel to St. Vincent College Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. nonleague tilt.