CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Allegheny field hockey team played a neutral site, nonconference game against Earlham Saturday (Sept. 9) on the campus of Wilson College, defeating the Quakers 3-1.
 
The win marked the first for the Gators under the guidance of first year head coach Lauren Thomas.
 
Earlham got on the board first, scoring just two minutes into the game. Though the Gators outshot their counterparts 10-3 in the first half, the early Quaker goal proved to be the only one in thirty minutes.
 
The Gators turned it around in the second half. About 11 minutes into the third quarter, the Gators tied the game. Taylor Fordyce (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) scored the tying goal off an assist by Emily Robles (Burlington Township, Pa./Burlington Township). 
 
Allegheny took the lead ten minutes later in the fourth quarter. This time, Robles scored off an assist by Hana Miller (Willards, Md./Worcester Preparatory School). They added an additional tally just over a minute later by Maya Francisco (Toledo, Ohio/Maumee Valley Country Day School), assisted by Rhyan Rish (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome).
 
The team limited Earlham's chances the rest of the way as they collected the 3-1 win.
 
Inside the Box

• Earlham scored first in the opening two minutes.
• Fordyce tied the game in the third quarter off an assist by Robles.
• Robles gave the Gators a 2-1 lead with a fourth quarter goal, assisted by Miller.
• Francisco tallied the third goal, assisted by Rish, a minute after Robles.
• The Gators outshot the Quakers 22-5 and owned an 11-2 advantage on corners.
• Meredythe Baird (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Holy Redeemer) made three saves in the win. 

News and Notes

• Allegheny is now 3-2 all-time against Earlham.
• The win marked the first for head coach Lauren Thomas.
• Fordyce scored her first career goal. 
• Rish recorded her first assist.

Up Next
The Gators remain in Chambersburg, Pa. Sunday (Sept. 10) when they face Wilson at Sunday (Sept. 10) at 1 pm.