PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle field hockey team (4-3) saw their two-game winning streak snapped as Towson (1-5) outlasted steady pressure from the Explorer offense to win 1-0 on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Play got off to a slow start in the opening quarter, as La Salle generated three shots while the Tigers mustered just one in a scoreless opening 15 minutes.
• Towson broke through in the second, as Dominique Nelson's pass found the stick of Paige Reese, who trickled a shot through traffic and into the cage to open the scoring and give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
• La Salle was awarded five corners in the second quarter, but Towson was able to keep the Explorers out of the net with help from a defensive save by Madisyn Howard.
• La Salle continued to apply pressure in the second half, outshooting the Tigers 6-1 whie holding an edge of 3-1 in corners in the second half, but were unable to breakthrough as Tiger keeper Lena Vandam made five saves to record her first shutout of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Ryan Curley (4-3) made a save for the Explorers, while Howard and Kasey Bubel each tallied defensive saves to join Vandam's five saves for Towson.  
• Sofia Pla led La Salle with two shots, while eight different Explorers registered shots.
• Tatum Johnson led La Salle with two shots on goal, her fourth game with multiple shots on goal and her third straight.
• Pla, Emma Holzman, Tori Wright, and Grace Ferriolo all played the full 60 minutes for La Salle in the field.

UP NEXT:
La Salle will be back in action on Sunday, Sept. 19 when they head to Villanova to take on the Wildcats.