ERIE, Pennsylvania-The American International College field hockey team scored first but fell 2-1 to Mercyhurst University in the team's second game in as many days.
FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 1, Mercyhurst 2
RECORDS: AIC falls to 0-2, while Mercyhurst starts the season 1-0.
LOCATION: Tullio Field, Erie, Pennsylvania
STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Katie Lombardozzi (one assist)
Chelsea Davis (one goal)
Alexis Torosian (seven saves)
Mercyhurst:
Claire Ahern (one goal, one assist)
Leah Rogers (one goal, one assist)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- For the second straight game, AIC struck first, as Chelsea Davis buried a pass from Katie Lombardozzi at 26:49.
- Claire Ahern tied things up at 32:27, on an assist from Leah Rogers.
- Rogers scored the only goal of the second half, from Ahern, at 43:14.
GAME NOTES:
- Davis and Lombardozzi each ended the weekend set with a goal and an assist.
- Davis now has a three-game point streak (1-2-4) dating back to the last game of last season.
- The two hockey teams are the only sports the Yellow Jackets face the Lakers in-ice hockey plays Mercyhurst four times in 2017-18.
COACH'S CORNER:
"I thought our effort today was much better. We were able to score first and played hard for 70 minutes. This is definitely a game that we will look to build off of moving forward," head coach
Rhonwen Peters said.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will travel to No. 5 Stonehill for a non-conference tilt against the Skyhawks on Wednesday, September 6 at 7 p.m.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For more updates about the AIC field hockey team, follow @FieldHockeyAIC on Twitter and @AICFH on Instagram. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.
