Sept. 4, 2010

Box Score

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Lafayette field hockey team was able to get on the board first against No. 6 Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon, but fell 3-2 in the end. Senior Meghan Cicchi and sophomore Deanna DiCroce scored the Leopards goals against the nationally-ranked team.

Lafayette (0-1) came out strong for its first game of the season, only three minutes into the game Cicchi found the back of the cage off a penalty shot by DiCroce and an assist from Emily Valeo. The Demon Deacons were unable to get a goal against senior goalkeeper Kelsey Andersen who had five saves in the first half.

Wake Forest (3-1) scored its first goal in the 41st minute after back-to-back shots. The Demon Deacons got off two more goals in the second half. In the 47th minute Wake Forest's Molly Murphy found the back of the cage off a penalty corner and 11 minutes later Wake's Lizzie Rae scored her first goal of the game, bringing the Demon Deacons lead to 3-1.

The Maroon and White did not step down, in the 62nd minute of the game DiCroce picked up a turnover in the center of the circle and got the ball past goalkeeper Kaitlyn Ruhf. The final Lafayette goal was not enough, as Wake Forest picked up their third win of the season.

"It is tough to lose after being up at half time, but we played a strong game overall for our first run of the season," said head coach Andrew Griffiths after the game. "Wake Forest is always a very good team, and we competed well today. Our work ethic was good and we created a number of scoring opportunities. Overall I am pleased with the effort, if not the result."

The Leopards will make a quick turn-around as they take on Davidson tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.