TOWSON, Md. – Despite three shots by sophomore Taylor Kvilhaug, the Towson field hockey team dropped its home opener to St. Francis (Pa.) 4-0 on Friday evening at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Francis (1-2) got on the board with just under 15 minutes into the game. Irene Fritschy took advantage of a breakaway opportunity at the center line to push the ball past Towson's goalkeeper Megan Boyle.
• The teams traded shots for the rest of the first half as the Red Flash recorded seven first-half shots and were awarded eight penalty corner opportunities.
• Kvilhaug had the Tigers' first scoring chance of the night at the 18 minute mark but was denied by goalkeeper Samantha Zeiders.
• Four minutes later, junior Sam Zelenack posted another shot for the Tigers but had it blocked by traffic in front of the goal.
• Boyle made three first-half saves for the Tiger effort while Zeiders recorded just one.
• Towson (0-3) had a strong scoring chance at the 44 minute mark as junior Morgan Skavdahl recorded a shot that was saved by Zeiders. A penalty corner less than a minute later led to another scoring opportunity by freshman Katie McNeel that was once again stopped by Zeiders.
• The Red Flash used a successful penalty corner to increase its lead to 2-0. Selena Adamshick scored on a pass from Fritschy at 48:52.
• St. Francis' Mackenzie Ruth took a hard shot from the top of the circle that beat traffic to make the game 3-0 St. Francis at the 55 minute mark.
• The Red Flash tallied its final goal of the night with eight minutes remaining in the game. Adamshick recorded her second of the game on a pass from Hannah Retherford that deflected up over Boyle and into the goal.
• Sophomore Emilee Woodall took over in goal for the Tigers for the final 6:23 of the game but did not have to make any saves.
• Towson had a final scoring chance with two minutes remaining as a penalty corner led to a shot by senior Heather Jenney that was stopped by Zeiders.
• The Red Flash outshot the Tigers 18-8 and had 16 penalty corner opportunities to the Tigers' four.
• Boyle added one save in the second half for a total of four saves. Zeiders made five second-half saves to earn the win for the Red Flash.

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"We're working hard and becoming more aggressive," Head Coach Carly Campana said. "This week at practice we wanted to practice our aggressive play. I think we saw that in today's game with our press and really our offensive movement.

"I think we're all starting to really feel comfortable working with each other on the field," Campana continued. "I think we started to take things more quickly in the second half which was a goal of ours."

The Tigers continue a four-game home stand on Sunday, September 6 as they host Lock Haven for a 12 p.m. game.