EASTON, Pa.- The William & Mary field hockey team fell at No. 17 Lafayette, 6-0, on Sunday afternoon.
Maddie Evans and Mia Freeman scored a pair of goals to lead the Leopards (13-2, 5-0 Patriot) offensively at Rappolt Field. Stella Malinowski and Rosalie van Gool tacked on one goal apiece. Freeman, Evans and Olivia Krey added assists in the winning effort.
For the Tribe,
Lauren McManus fired two shots, both on target. Josie mae Gruendel added one strike in Pennsylvania.
Goalkeepers
Emma Cari and
Alexandra de Jesus split time combining for 12 saves.
In the opening quarter, the Leopards got on the board off a pair of penalty corners. Van Gool opened the scoring three minutes into the contest for the hoe side, 1-0. With just five seconds left in the first stanza, Mia Freeman drove home Lafeyette's second tally.
Evans added her first of two goals at the 26:19 mark as Lafayette carried a 3-0 lead into halftime.
Evans completed her brace at the 39:44 mark to push the advantage to 4-0 through 45 minutes.
In the final quarter, de Jesus made a diving save to halt the Leopards' penalty corner opportunity. The Leopards registered two more goals in the final eight minutes.
UP NEXT
The Tribe will return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 when it takes on Hofstra at 3 p.m. in Hempstead, N.Y.
