(Explorers Fall To Richmond, 2-0)
Philadelphia, PA - In their Atlantic 10 season opener, the La Salle Explorer field hockey team hosted the Richmond Spiders Sunday afternoon at Hank DeVincent Field. The Spiders shut out the Explorers 2-0 to post an 11-2 overall record and a 2-0 conference records, while La Salle remains above .500 at 7-6 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
Despite being held shotless in the first half, the scoring result was the same for both teams: 0-0. Richmond managed to get off 10 shots in the first half but could not connect for a goal.
After the break, La Salle was shut out from getting a shot again, while the Richmond Spiders capitalized on their five second half shots. Sophomore Colleen Wevodau (Annville, PA/Northern Lebanon) drove down the center of the circle and slipped a shot past goalkeeper Colleen Bolger (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) to end the scoring drought and give the Spiders an 1-0 advantage with 22:03 remaining.
With time winding down, Richmond's Whitney Wells (Clayton, DE) was successful on her shot with assistance from Emma Bradley (Kybybolite, South Australia/Pembroke School) at the 61:23 mark to give the Spiders a 2-0 victory.
Bolger faced 13 direct shots, and tallied 11 saves in the contest for La Salle.
Next up for the Explorers, a non-conference match-up with the Drexel Dragons on Wednesday, October 15th at 1:30 p.m. The game will be held at Saint Joseph's.
| Scoring By Period |
1 |
2 |
|
Final |
| La Salle |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
| Richmond |
0 |
2 |
|
2 |
GOALS:
La Salle: None
Richmond: Colleen Wevodau, Whitney Wells
La Salle: None
Richmond: Emma Bradley
SAVES
La Salle: Colleen Bolger - 11
Richmond: Michelle Swartz - 0
