Postlethwait Scores in Setback at Juniata

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Emily Postlethwait (Herndon, Va. / Herndon) put the Goucher College field hockey team up 1-0 in the first quarter, but host Juniata scored single tallies in the second and third quarters to take a 2-1 win in Landmark College action Saturday afternoon.

• Hannah Washburn (Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford Mendon) had Goucher's (1-12, 0-6) first shot of the game at the 4:32 mark off a corner.
• Just under six minutes in, Postlethweait gave the Gophers a 1-0 lead following a corner when she jammed home a ball that had been blocked by a Juniata (3-12, 2-3) defender.
• Juniata's first shot of the game, which was wide, came in the eighth minute.

• Goucher goalie Devin Brashear (Escondido, Calif. / San Pasqual) made her first save of the game just shy of the 20-minute mark on a bid by Katie Golden.
• Brashear came up with another save 40 seconds later, followed by a stop in the 26th minute.
• The Eagles tied the game one second before intermission on a Miranda Madara tally.

• Juniata had all seven of the game's shots in the third quarter, with Brashear making a pair of saves.
• The Eagles took a 2-1 lead with 1:16 remaining in the period as Brooke Franke scored for the hosts.

• Mia Wiggins (San Diego, Calif. / University City) put a shot on goal 20 seconds in that was stopped by Juniata relief goalie Brittney McMullen.
• Amita Chatterjee (Silver Spring, Md. / Wheaton) had a bid to tie the game with nine minutes left that was turned aside.
• Wiggins had the final shot of the game with 1:27 left that went wide.

• Postlethwait's goal was her third of the season.
• The Eagles held a 20-5 shot advantage on the afternoon.
• Brashear made 10 saves while McMullen made a pair of stops in the second half to earn the win.
• Juniata took eight of the game's 12 penalty corners.

FH | Emily Postlethwait scored her third goal of the season to give the Gophers an early 1-0 lead at Juniata!#d3fh #GopherGreatness pic.twitter.com/JdV5N24Wf8

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) October 23, 2021

• Goucher is back in action Monday night when it travels to Hood for a 7 pm non-conference contest.
• The Gophers return home next Saturday, October 30, when it hosts Susquehanna for a 1 pm Landmark Conference tilt at Beldon Field