SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College field hockey team suffered a 5-0 loss against the Adelphi Panthers at Abdow Field on Saturday, October 14.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: AIC 0, ADE 5
Record: AIC drops to 2-12 overall and 1-6 in the Northeast-10 Conference; Adelphi improves to 5-8 overall and 3-5 in the NE10.
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Alexis Torosian (five saves)
Chelsea Davis (one defensive save)

Adelphi:
Elizabeth Mercuri (two goals)
Jackie Brown (one goal, two assists)
Chelsea Lombardo (three saves)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Panthers broke through just shy of the 18-minute mark when Elizabeth Mercuri shot the ball home for her sixth of the season.
• In the second half, the Panthers exploded for four tallies, as Mercuri scored again in the second minute of the frame, and Jackie Brown and Justine DeLuca each scored before the period was ten minutes old.
• Chelsea Davis made a defensive save late in the half on a penalty corner.
• Adelphi tacked on one more goal, as Danielle Kempf deflected a shot on a corner.

BUZZWORTHY:

• Davis's defensive save tied the AIC single-season record of 11 set by Katrina Heterbring '11 in 2009; she is now one shy of Heterbring's career record of 20.

COACHES' CORNER:

• "The team worked hard, but we need to capitalize on our scoring opportunities, especially on offensive corners. Our remaining four games are against strong opponents and we need to step up and rise to the occasion," head coach Rhonwen Peters said after the game.

UP NEXT:

• AIC heads to Rindge, New Hampshire to take on the Franklin Pierce Ravens on Wednesday, October 18 at 4 p.m.