ASHLAND, Va. – The Randolph-Macon Field Hockey team traveled up to Maryland for a tough road battle with St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday. The Seahawks protected their home field with a non-conference victory.

The Basics

Score: St. Mary's (Md.) 2, Randolph-Macon 0

Location/Venue: St. Mary's City, Maryland/St. Mary's College /JLR Stadium

Records: Randolph-Macon (1-4, 0-0 ODAC), St. Mary's (Md.) (3-1, 0-0 AEC)

How it Happened

• The R-MC defense held strong in the first quarter of play, surrendering three shots, but kept the game scoreless.
• The Seahawks did their damage in the second quarter, tallying two goals before the halftime break to take the lead.
• The Yellow Jackets battled in the third quarter, tying the shot count three to three but couldn't get past the SMCM goalkeeper.
• The second half remained scoreless as freshman goalkeeper Cathryn Short (Henrico, Va./Saint Catherine's) notched three saves in the final period to keep the deficit at two.

Inside the Numbers

• Short saved six of the eight shots on goal that she faced in her first career start in the cage.
• Freshman forward Lynn Giesken (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) and sophomore forward Mia Kuhnle (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) led the way with a shot on goal each.
• Sophomore defender Anna Scheir (Fallston, Md./Fallston) added a defensive save in the contest.

Up Next

Randolph-Macon will be back in Ashland on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 3:00 p.m. for a home contest against Goucher at Nunnally Field.