RICHMOND, VA - For the second time this weekend, the La Salle Explorer field hockey team dropped a conference match on the road, this time to the 19th ranked Richmond Spiders. The Explorers were held to just one shot on goal as the Spiders defeated La Salle 6-0. The Explorers falls to 4-10 overall and 0-2 in the Atlantic 10, while the Spiders improve to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

Freshman Megan Thompson used a feed inside the circle from junior Erin Arthur to get the Spiders on the board in the 32nd minute. Arthur used a pass from senior Heather Wrublesky to insert a ball from the right side to the far post. Thompson was there for the touch to get it past the Explorers keeper, Ellen Axelsen. Axelsen finished the day by allowing six goals, but came up big several times for La Salle; making 16 saves on the day.

Thirty seconds into the second half freshman Lindsey Conrad scored the first of her three goals on the day on a deflection off the keeper. Conrad went on to use assists from Wrublesky and junior Shannon Taylor to record the second three-goal game of her career.

In the 48th minute Taylor got in on the scoring with the first of her two goals off corner. The first, which was untouched to the left post, had assists from senior Jodi Murphy on the push and freshman Jess Weidner on the stop. The second, which came in the 68th minute, deflected off Axelsen to the top of cage and had assists from junior Tara Kelly on the push and Weidner on the stop.

The Explorers managed three shots in the game, including Kara Harpel's lone shot on goal in the first half.

In goal, Axelsen tallied a season-high 16 saves and faced 37 shots, of which 22 were on goal.

The Explorers did not draw a single penalty corner, while the Spiders were awarded 14 chances, including 10 in the second half.

The Explorers will return home to Hank DeVincent Field this Friday, October 13th, when they host the Temple Owls at 3:30 p.m.