FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College field hockey team opened its 2023 season with a 2-1 overtime loss to visiting Randolph-Macon College.  

Inside the Box Score 
Bailey Oberholtzer (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) scored for Hood in her first collegiate match.  Richana Brown (Dover, Del./Dover) recorded 12 saves for the Blazers. Madeline Moreno (Mansfield, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) had one defensive save.   

How It Happened 
The Blazers found themselves in a 1-0 deficit with 22 seconds remaining in the second period after Alaina McCoy scored for Randolph-Macon. 

Oberholtzer found the back of the cage to tie the game in the second minute of the fourth to wrap up the game's regulation scoring.  

With 4:41 left in the fourth period, the Yellow Jackets were awarded back-to-back penalty strokes, but Richana Brown (Dover, Del./Dover) stopped both to keep the score knotted at 1-1. 

In the final minute of regulation, Randolph-Macon would take three more shots, but Brown denied the Yellow Jackets goal attempts. 

During overtime, Courtney Moodie scored for Randolph-Macon concluding the game three minutes into extra time. 

Analysis  
Randolph-Macon outshot Hood 19-4. 
The Yellow Jackets held the advantage in penalty corners 10-4.  

For the Opponent  
McCoy and Moodie scored for the Yellow Jackets.  
Victoria Ambrogi-Torres went the distance in goal for RMC. 

Notes 
Hood falls to 0-1 while Randolph-Macon advances to 1-1 on the season. 

Up Next 
The Blazers are back in action on Monday, September 4 when they host the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays for a non-conference matchup.