IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Mighty Mac field hockey team hosted Marywood in Atlantic East action play on a warm Wednesday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium, and the Pacers (8-4, 1-1) scored a goal in each half while the Mighty Macs (1-15, 0-3) were unable to keep pace in a 2-0 loss.
 
Prior to the game, the Mighty Macs celebrated the careers of Jackie Wood, Hilary Burkholder, Brittany Richards, Michelle Dubyk, and Sarah Frick in a Senior Day ceremony.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Mighty Macs were forcing the action early, highlighted by a pair of close in attempts by sophomore Willa Thompson, but the Marywood defense held
-The Pacers got on the board off a deflection from a penalty corner in the 14^th minute and the score would hold at 1-0 into halftime
-The Pacers added to their lead in the second half as another penalty corner resulted in a goal, this one on a rebound and IU faced a 2-0 deficit
-The Macs countered as Burkholder had a good attempt with the goalie drawn out of the net, but the shot was deflected away as the Macs fell by two
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-Marywood held a 16-12 edge in shots, but only a 9-8 edge in shots on goal
-The Macs took six corners to 10 for Marywood
 
INDIVIDUAL IU LEADERS
-Shots: Burkholder, Thompson, Lozier, Frick, and Kennedy each had 2
-Saves: Randie Kuhar made six saves in the cage
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will host Kean in non-conference play on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Draper Walsh Stadium.