COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team fell to Saint Michael's College, 4-2, at Duffy Field. The Owls falls to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the Northeast 10, while the Purple Knights improve to 4-6 overall and 3-3 in the NE10.
 

Quarter Scores
Q1: SCS 1, STM 1	Q3: SCS 2, STM 2
Q2: SCS 1, STM 1	Q4: SCS 4, SCS 2

How It Happened

• Saint Michael's struck first, Bridgie Loughlin scored her seventh goal of the season with a tip-in at 1:23 of the first quarter. Junior Kaitlyn Bourque (Enfield, Conn.) scored the equalizer at 11:33, as she tipped in a shot from junior Grace Conselyea (Milford, Pa.) on a penalty corner. 
• After a scoreless second quarter, sophomore Brianna Shaw (Branford, Conn.) gave the Owls the go-ahead goal off a feed from graduate student Megan Habakangas (Columbia, Conn.). 
• The Purple Knights went on to score three unanswered goals with one in the third quarter and two in the fourth.

Notes

• Kaitlyn Bourque scored her third goal of the season.
• Megan Habakangas recorded her second assist this year.
• Janelle Ward registered her fifth double-digit save game this season with 11 against Saint Michael's.
• Grace Conselyea picked up her first career defensive save in the third quarter against Saint Michael's. 
• Conselyea also tallied her second assist of the season on Bourque's goal. 

Up Next
The Owls will host the University of New Haven on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Jess Dow Field.