Field Hockey Defeated by Providence, 3-0

Sunday, September 8

Providence, RI

4:00 PM

Brown University

(1-1)

Providence

(3-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Brown	0	0	0	0	0
Providence	0	1	2	0	3

9/8/2019 6:47:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown field hockey team suffered its first loss of the season, a 3-0 defeat to cross-town rival Providence, on Sunday at Lennon Family Field. The Friars scored once in the second quarter and twice in the third to come away with the victory.

"We played tough but ran out of steam at the end of the match," said head coach Jill Reeve. "Providence played very well. We have some adjustments to make but I am pleased with our growth at this time."

The Bears (1-1) had a chance to break a scoreless game at the end of the first quarter when junior Anagha Nayak (Ann Arbor, Mich.) collected the rebound off of senior Corinne Condie's (St. Louis, Mo.) breakaway and fired a shot on net, but PC's Allyson Parker came up with the defensive save. Shots were even after one period of play, 2-2, while corners favored the Friars, 3-1.

Providence (3-1) was able to take a 1-0 lead at 20:02 of the second when Mary O'Reilly put back a rebound following a penalty corner and an initial save by senior Allee Ayles (Westwood, Mass.). The second ended with an uptick in shots for the Friars at a 6-1 clip, while corners also favored the home team, 3-0. Ayles finished two quarters with a solid five saves in the cage.

The Friars increased their lead to 2-0 at 34:59 in the third when a pass was redirected by Corinne Kenney. PC went up 3-0 shortly after (37:07) with a tally from Kara Sandor. Brown picked up the tempo offensively, generating five shots to PC's three in the stanza but Lydia Rice would make three saves.

The fourth quarter ended scoreless and Ayles made two save in the period to up her total to seven. Overall, Providence held a 13-9 advantage in shots and a 10-4 lead in penalty corners. Rice finished with five stops in the opposing cage. Sophomore Danielle van Rootselaar (Bilthoven, Netherlands) registered a team-high six shots for the Bears, four of them on goal.

Brown will have a quick turnaround and will welcome Stanford to Goldberger Family field on Tuesday, Sept. 10 for a 4:00 p.m. contest.

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