Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata field hockey team hosted Goucher (3-5) in their second of three straight home games, and the Macs (2-8) battled, but were unable to overcome a four-goal stretch by the Gophers in the first half and fell, 5-2.
 
Senior Megan Donegan and sophomore Layne Kennedy scored the goals for the Mighty Macs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Mighty Mac cage was under pressure early in the game, but the Macs got free and took advantage of the counter attack as Donegan found Kennedy in the middle and she found the back of the net for her fifth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead
-Goucher then scored four goals in less than four minutes to take a 4-1 lead in the 23^rd minute.  They scored in the 19^th minute, then got two goals just 38 seconds apart in the 22^nd minute, followed by a 23^rd minute goal to take the three-goal advantage
-The Macs did not go down quietly as junior Jackie Wood carried it up the field and fed a pass to the far post where Donegan made an outstanding diving effort and knocked it into the cage to make it 4-2 at the break
-Goucher added a 44^th minute goal to make it 5-2
-The Macs had a goal wiped off the board by sophomore Amanda Miller late in the game due to a foul
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Macs were outshot, 17-8, and had seven corners to nine for Goucher
-Goals: Donegan 1 (8), Kennedy 1 (5)
-Assists: Donegan 1 (4), Wood 1 (4)
-Points: Donegan 3 (20), Kennedy 2 (11), Wood 1 (4)
-Shots: Donegan with three
-Saves: Freshman Randie Kuhar made seven saves
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will play their final non-conference game before opening CSAC play as they host Ramapo at 1 p.m. on Saturday