CHESTER, Pa. - The Hood College field hockey team traveled to Widener University for a matchup with the Pride in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth contest that resulted in a 3-1 loss for Hood.Â
Inside the Box ScoreÂ
- Baylor Baxley (Frederick, MD/Walkersville) scored the lone Blazer goal. Â
- Julia Dean (Eldersburg, MD/Century) added the assist to the Baxley goal. Â
- Richana Brown (Dover, DE/Dover) played all 60 minutes and recorded 12Â saves. Â
How It HappenedÂ
- The Blazers got on the board 5:33 into the first quarter after being awarded a penalty corner. Dean secured the rebound on the initial shot by Kate Haufe (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) then found Baxley who scored in the scramble in front of the goal to take the early 1-0 lead. Â
- The Pride answered the Baxley goal with its first penalty stroke goal of the game by Katie Labezius in the game's 8th minute to tie the game 1-1. Â
- The second quarter saw no goals by either team but Widener held the 6-0 advantage in shots over Hood while Brown made five saves to keep the game knotted at one apiece.Â
- Widener scored twice coming out of the halftime break as Labezius capped off her hat trick with two more penalty stroke goals within three minutes of each other to secure the 3-1 win in the game's 36th minute. Â
Analysis Â
- Widener held the advantage 19-3 in shots and 13-1 in corners. Â
For the Opponent
- Labezius scored all three goals for the Pride.Â
- Makenzie Adamson shot a team-high five times with four being on goal.Â
- Lilly Rejrat recorded two saves for Widener.
NotesÂ
- Baxley's goal is her first goal of her collegiate career and the first goal scored on Widener since 2013.Â
- Widener's three goals was the least amount scored by the Pride since 2014 when they scored twice.Â
- The Blazers fall to 4-12 (0-8) while Widener improves to 10-6 (4-2) on the season. Â
Up NextÂ
The Blazer will hit the road for the last time in 2022 in a non-conference game against Bryn Athyn College at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25. Â
