For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu

York, Pa. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland field hockey team dropped their first Capital Athletic Conference contest Saturday afternoon, 5-0, at the hands of York College of Pennsylvania.

St. Mary's 0, York 5

How It Happened

• Seven first-half saves by senior captain Alyssa Thompson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) helped keep York in check as the Spartans only tallied one goal on 20 shots in the first 35 minutes.
• Thompson added five more stops in the second half but the YCP offense was efficient and scored four goals on 11 shots.
• Thompson matched her career-best performance with 12 saves on the day.
• After being held without a single shot in the first half, St. Mary's generated five shots but the Spartan defense stopped all four shots on cage.

For the Seahawks (6-7, 1-1 CAC)

• Scorers: None
• Goalkeeper: Thompson (12 saves, 5 goals allowed, 70:00)
• Senior defender Nicole Lertora (Olney, Md./Blake) collected her fourth defensive save of the season, which is second on the team.
• St. Mary's picked up five shots and two penalty corners in the second half.

For York (9-2, 2-0 CAC)

• Scorers: Autumn Mallory (3 goals); Beth Patrick (1 goal); Mathilde Govers (1 goal); Paige Taylor (1 assist); Greta Plappert (1 assist); Lindsay Nye (1 assist); Ali Posey (1 assist)
• Goalkeepers: Eve Hauptle (0 saves, 0 goals allowed, 47:53); Sam Keating (3 saves, 0 goals allowed, 22:07)
• Jennifer Morrissette contributed a defensive save as the Spartans, who missed the Top 20 this week by eight votes, picked up their third shutout of the season.
• YCP registered 31 shots (18 on goal) and 18 corners in its fourth straight win.

Notes

• York has won six straight over the Seahawks and improves to 22-10 all-time.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Oct. 10 vs. No. 19 University of Mary Washington (7-5, 0-1 CAC) – Seahawk Stadium – Capital Athletic Conference game – Cancer Awareness Game - 4:00 p.m.
• Mary Washington owns a 23-6 all-time record against the Seahawks and has won the last eight contests. 

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