CHESTER, Pa. – The field hockey squad held on to a one goal lead into the second half before allowing three unanswered goal to fall in conference play to Widener 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Emma Massey's (Felton, Del./Lake Forest) goal had broken the program record for goals in a season by a first year student.
Inside the Box Score
Emma Massey (Felton, Del./Lake Forest) scored the Blazers goal within the first minute.
Morgan Hackett (Hampstead, Md./Hereford) assisted on the goal.
How it Happened
The second Hood possession started with a pass to midfield to Hackett who took it almost to the arc before finding Massey to finish the job when she juked out a goalkeeper who had fallen over and scored the game's first goal.
Three quarters had ended and four minutes into the had passed before a shift in the match happened. A penalty corner for the Pride resulted in a shot point blank and past the keeper to knot the game up.
Not even a minute later, Widener struck again with a breakaway resulting in another goal for the Pride to shock the Blazers and take the 2-1 lead.
To slam the door, Widener's Julia Sanchez would take their possession to goal and score unassisted.
For the Opponent
Makenzie Adamson put up six shots along with an assist and a goal on the day.
Abby Blake made three saves and had a clean slate after surrendering the first goal.
Notes
Hood falls to 9-7, 2-3 in conference play.
Widener is lifted to 6-9, 2-3 in conference play.
Hood sits right outside of postseason play with four 10-plus win teams in Messiah, Stevenson, York Pa. and Alvernia ahead of them.
Up Next
The squad will travel to the Top 25 ranked Messiah on their turf on Wednesday, October 30 with a start time of 7 p.m.. The Blazers will then host the season finale against York on November 2
nd at 2 p.m.
