TOWSON, Md. – With an inconsistent offense unable to maintain possession, the Lock Haven University field hockey squad (2-2) fell today (Sept. 9) at Towson University (5-0) 1-0. Junior Becca Yerkes (West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove) posted a career-high eight saves in the hard-luck loss.

An early Tiger goal by Kelli Richards was the lone blemish on Yerkes’s record for the day, coming on a penalty corner shot from the left side of the circle.

The LHU offense had quick spurts of energy all game long, but couldn’t maintain a solid pressure on the TU defense.

“We need to get off to a stronger start, something we haven’t done in the past three games,” said LHU head coach Pat Rudy. “We have to take the game to them from the first whistle. Our passing game was not on today, and we were also lacking in some fundamentals.”

Yerkes did her best to keep the Lady Eagles in the contest, shouldering a 10-3 deficit in penalty-corner opportunities. Yerkes made one key save with 9:30 left in the game, using her arm pad to reject a high shot that would have effectively put the game out of reach.

Yerkes falls to 2-2 on the season, while TU’s Christina Armer made six saves for the shutout. Lady Eagle field hockey has dropped their past two games, the last time that occurred in the regular season was Oct. 5 and 7, 1999, back-to-back defeats by Bucknell University and Kutztown University.

Huber, Dashbach, Rudy, Hughes and the rest of the Lady Eagles are back in action Sunday, Oct. 3 at x p.m. against Sacred Heart University.