Millersville, Pa.--
The University of Mount Olive (1-4) fell to No. 6 Millersville University (6-0) 5-1 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon. UMO completes their first-ever back-to-back road trip against national ranked teams in the top-10.
Game Information
Mount Olive fell behind in the first five minutes of play after surrendering the first goal of the game 2:24 into the first. The Trojans were not able to push on much offense, but did manage two straight penalty corners before allowing the second score of the contest just before the horn ending the opening quarter.
The second quarter only had PC for UMO and once again another score for MU and went into halftime down 3-0.
In the third UMO's defense felt a barrage of shots in the 34th minute as Millersville blasted home four shots off two penalty corners. A fifth shot proved to be the decisive one as the Trojans fell down 4-0. Close to two minutes later, Mount Olive received a penalty stroke opportunity.
Jordyn Richards took aim and beat the MU keeper to the right side and gave the Trojans a 4-1 deficit.
The final quarter saw only one shot from Mount Olive before one more goal from MU Trojans fell 5-1.
Trojan Leaders
Richards led the Trojans with UMO's sole goal of the game. Trojan keeper
Victoria Lane also had 13 saves in the contest.
Marauder Leaders
Millersville was led by Bri Harsh with three goals.
Coaches Comments
"It was a good weekend for us playing against the No. 5 and No.6 teams in the country. Not the end results we necessarily wanted, but this young team definitely gained a lot of experience and growth which was one of our main goals. Kudos to all the players for accepting this challenge," said Head Coach
Daan Polders,
Up Next
The Trojans return home to take on Newberry College on September 22 at 4 p.m.