SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 10) – Facing the reigning NCAA Division II National Champions, the Trojans suffered a 4-1 defeat at No. 1 ranked Shippensburg in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.
With the loss, the University of Mount Olive field hockey team fell to 0-3 this season after facing the top-two ranked programs in the nation on back-to-back days. Meanwhile, the Raiders extend their winning streak to 23-straight and improve to 3-0 overall after going undefeated in 2021 to claim their sixth national title.
In the first quarter of the match, Mount Olive was able to tally three shots in the opening seven-plus minutes, including a shot from freshman
Nikki Bos that was saved by the goalie.
With a penalty corner opportunity for both the Trojans and the Raiders, both teams remained scoreless at the end of the first. In the second quarter at the 16:46-mark, the first goal of the game was scored by sophomore Tess Jedeloo, 1-0. In less than a minute, Jedeloo found the back of the cage off a penalty corner to stretch the advantage, 2-0. Shippensburg would find the another goal off the stick of sophomore Yasmin De Meyer at the 22:24-mark to take a 3-0 lead. Just over a minute later, the Trojans got on the board after Bos put one past the Shippensburg keeper, her second goal of the season, to trim the deficit to 3-1 in the second.
The Trojans fought hard in the second half of the match as they shut down three penalty corner opportunities in the third quarter. Sophomore
Morgan Paterson registered a shot in the closing moment of the third, but the Raider goalie came up with the save. In the final quarter, freshman Agus Garibaldi scored a goal at the 47:49 mark of the match to put Shippensburg ahead by a 4-1 margin. Mount Olive earned two penalty corner opportunities and took three shots before the end of the match on Saturday.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Alanna Barrett collected five saves facing nine shots on goal in 60 minutes of play.
The Raiders held a 16-8 shot advantage, including a 9-4 lead in shots on goal, while also recording an 11-3 edge in penalty corners.
The Trojans return to play on Friday, Sept. 16, as they travel for their first conference match at Coker starting at 3 p.m.
