FREDERICK, Md. - A rough stretch in the first half proved too much to overcome for the Hood College women's soccer team in a 3-1 loss to visiting Franklin & Marshall. 

Inside the Box Score

• Erin Scarborough scored the Blazers' goal on a penalty kick in the 47th minute. 
• Lydia Erickson made four saves. 
• Shots nearly even in the match, with the Diplomats holding a slim 11-10 edge. 

How it Happened

• Franklin & Marshall scored three times in a 32 minute stretch of the first half, beginning with a Sarah Marsan goal in the 11th minute. 
• After Allison Klei scored in the 24th minute, a goal by Sam Springer stretched the lead to three eight minutes later. 
• Hood struck back in the second half when the Blazers were awarded a penalty kick in the 47th minute. Scarborough blasted it home for her fourth goal of the season. 

Notes

• Tara Hessenthaler stopped three shots in net for the Diplomats. 

Up Next

Hood travels to St. Vincent on Saturday, September 22 at 3 p.m.