OWINGS MILLS, Md. ? Led by two goals from freshman midfielder Kristie Blumer (Magruder H.S./Rockville, Md.), the Tigers (3-3) earned their second straight win, a 5-2 non-conference victory over the University of Richmond (1-7) at Villa Julie College Field on Sunday morning.

The win snapped the Tigers' seven-game losing streak against the Spiders, dating back to the 1997 season. “It felt really great to score the two goals today,” Blumer said of her first career multi-goal effort. “We had a great practice yesterday, especially with our movement drills and we came out today and played well.”

Senior forward Kajee Murangi (Springbrook H.S./Chevy Chase, Md.) gave the Tigers a quick 1-0 lead at the 5:25 mark when she deflected a shot by sophomore forward Christina Boarman (St. Paul's School/Fulton, Md.) for her sixth goal of the season. Just over a minute later, Blumer tallied her first goal of the game by putting in a rebound of a shot by Boarman, upping the Tiger advantage to 2-0.

Junior Alex Malatesta (Gwynedd Mercy Academy/North Wales, Pa.) cut the Richmond deficit to 2-1 with 21:50 remaining in the first half when she scored her second goal of the season, an unassisted marker past senior goalkeeper Michelle Cheek (Ocean City H.S./Marmora, N.J.). With 15:39 left in the half, sophomore forward Megan Thompson (Pequea Valley H.S./Gap, Pa.) deflected a shot by senior Tara Kelly (Villa Maria Academy/Bryn Mawr, Pa.) past Cheek for her second goal of the season, which tied the game at 2-2.

However, the Tigers scored three straight goals to earn the victory. Blumer recorded her second goal of the game at the 22:23 mark on an unassisted marker by scoring on a rebound on a Boarman shot which hit the post.

With 22:51 left in the second half, the Tigers extended their lead to 4-2 when junior midfielder Laura Schnell (C. Milton Wright H.S./Bel Air, Md.) scored the first goal of her college career, an unassisted marker past goalkeeper Becca Weaver (Manheim Township H.S./Lancaster, Pa.).

Boarman gave the Tigers a three-goal lead when she scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season with 16:50 remaining.

“We executed everything really well today and played great for 70 minutes,” Towson Coach Michelle Webber said. “Everyone that stepped on the field did a great job and executed what we needed to in order to get the win.”

Cheek made three saves before being replaced by freshman goalkeeper Whitney Clugston (Manheim Central H.S./Manheim, Pa.) with 5:35 remaining.

Weaver made 14 saves in the loss for the Spiders, who were outshot by a 33-6 margin.

It was the Spiders' seventh straight loss.

Game Notes: The win over Richmond marked just the third time in 17 all-time meetings that Towson has beaten the Spiders ... Of Boarman's seven goals this season, six of them have been scored in Towson's three wins ... The Tigers have won three straight home games, dating back to last season ... The Tigers have now scored 14 goals in their three victories this season ... The Tigers will begin a three-game road trip on Wednesday at West Chester.    

College Field Hockey: Towson University 5, University of Richmond 2

University of Richmond (1-7)  2-0 / 2

Towson University (3-3)  3-2 / 5

Goals: UR ? Megan Thompson 1, Alex Malatesta 1; TOW ? Kristie Blumer 2, Kajee Murangi 1, Christina Boarman 1, Laura Schnell 1. Assists: UR ? Tara Kelly 1; TOW ? Christina Boarman 1. Saves: UR ? Becca Weaver 14 (70:00, 5 goals allowed); TOW ? Michelle Cheek 3 (64:25, 2 goals allowed), Whitney Clugston 0 (5:35, 0 goals allowed). Shots: UR ? 6; TOW ? 33.