iSPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College field hockey team hung tight for a half but fell 7-0 to Slippery Rock University on Monday, September 3.

FAST FACTS:
SCORE:SRU 7, AIC 0
RECORDS:Slippery Rock now stands at 2-0; AIC falls to 0-2.
LOCATION:Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

STATS:
SRU:
Kayla Ulrich: Two goals, four shots on goal.
Lauren Marks: Two assists, four shots on goal.
Maddie Murphy: Win (2-0), one save in 53:58.
Hannah Nurse: Three saves in 16:02.

AIC:
Chelsea Davis: Two shots on goal.
Jessica Stone: Loss (0-2), six saves in 53:58.
MadiDube: Two saves in 16:02.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Slippery Rock generated the game's first goal on a corner in the 17th minute, as Hannah Downing ripped a shot just inside the right post from across the circle.
Both teams played fairly evenly until the very end of the half, when Kayla Ulrich scored with 2:02 remaining to make the score 2-0.
The Rock scored four times in a span of 8:11 in the second half from 43:19 to 51:30 to take a 6-0 lead.
Both teams changed goalkeepers for the final 16:02; making her season debut, sophomore Madi Dube made her first two career stops late in the game.

NEXT UP:
AIC has some time off to regroup, with nine days before a match at Merrimack on September 12 at 7 p.m.

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