WINGATE, NC (Sep. 17) – After surrendering a goal in the first quarter of the contest, the No. 7 ranked University of Mount Olive field hockey program was unable to find an equalizer in a 1-0 loss at Wingate in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) action on Tuesday afternoon.
With the loss, the Trojans have a 29-match winning streak in the conference come to an end and fall to 3-2 this season with a 2-1 mark in league play. It also marked the first loss for UMO against Wingate in the series which started back in 2022. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs claim their third straight win to improve to 3-0 overall with a matching record in conference action.
Wingate set the tone in the first quarter after recording four shots and five penalty corners in the initial three-plus minutes of the contest. The offensive pressure paid off at the 3:21 mark with a goal from Coda Fisher off a penalty corner from Audrey Proulx, 1-0. The Trojans registered their first shot just past the nine-minute mark before firing a shot on goal in the closing seconds of the first, which was saved. Mount Olive responded in the opening minutes of the second quarter with a pair of shots that were peppered at the goalkeeper, who once again held the Trojans scoreless. UMO finished the second with a 4-2 shot advantage but ultimately trailed by a goal.
In the third quarter, Wingate managed to control possession in its offensive end with a 5-2 edge in shots while graduate student
Alanna Barrett recorded three saves in front of the cage. Mount Olive made a final push in the fourth quarter which saw two opportunities when UMO fired off three shots but were unable to score.
Barrett matched a season-high with four saves on 13 shots faced in 60 minutes of action.
Mount Olive held a 14-13 edge in shots while both sides totaled nine penalty corners in the match.
The Trojans return to South Atlantic Conference (SAC) action on Saturday, Sept. 21, to face Lincoln Memorial for the second time this season at noon.
