Boston, Mass. – The Towson University Field Hockey team visited the Northeastern Huskies in a Coastal Athletic Association matchup on Friday. A strong second half was not enough as the Tigers fell 3-1.
 
Records:
Towson – 5-7, 1-3 CAA
Northeastern – 7-6, 2-1 CAA
 
Key Stats:

• Megan Popp Scored her first goal of the season.
• Tessa Scheenstra had three saves in the loss.
• For Northeastern: Emmy Stubbs, Lara Taylor, and Mak Graves all scored goals in the first half; Kristi Merashoff picked up the win with three saves.

 
How it Happened:

• The Huskies struck first late in the first quarter when Mak Graves scored to put Northeastern up early.
• A minute later Emmy Stubbs had a shot saved by Tessa Scheenstra, but the ball fell to Lara Taylor who scored to double the Huskies lead.
• In the middle of the second quarter, Graves found Stubbs in the circle who scored to push the lead to three.
• Late in the third quarter, the Tigers won a corner, but Sarah Hatfield's shot was saved by Huskie goalie Kristi Merashoff.
• Towson won three corners in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, the third corner saw a shot from Kristin Strijdom saved, but the ball fell to Megan Popp who scored to bring the Tigers within two.
• Northeastern closed out the game from there for the 3-1 win.

 
Up Next:

• The Tigers end the weekend on Sunday visiting Sacred Heart, that game will begin at 11:00 a.m.