FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Northeastern field hockey team (5-7, 3-1 CAA) suffered its first conference loss of the season, falling 3-1 at Fairfield (9-5, 4-1 CAA) on Friday afternoon. The Huskies snapped the Stags' four-game shutout streak on a second-quarter goal from Phoebe Hall.
- Northeastern controlled the first quarter, outshooting Fairfield 3-0 and hitting the post on a Jessica Garden shot, but the opening 15 minutes ended scoreless.
- Fairfield, which had outscored its previous four opponents 17-0, broke through first at 24:02 of the second quarter when Bryn Andres scored off an assist from Alyse Wanchisen. The Huskies answered before the half. Hall found the net at 28:20 off a penalty corner, assisted by Lucy Walton and Amelia Albers, to tie the game at 1-1. It was Hall's fourth goal of the season, and she has now scored in four of the Huskies' last five games.
- Fairfield took the lead for good in the third quarter. Kaelyn Fogelson scored at 33:14 off a penalty corner, assisted by Rylee LaLoup, to make it 2-1. Northeastern earned two penalty corners late in the quarter, but both shots were blocked.
- Kylie Corcoran sealed the game with a penalty stroke at 50:11 of the fourth quarter. The Huskies kept pushing, earning a penalty corner in the 58th minute and an Albers shot in the final minute, but Paige Jackson made the stop.
- Northeastern outshot Fairfield 10-9 and held a 5-4 edge in penalty corners. Aiko Price played all 60 minutes in goal and made two saves.
The Huskies return to Dedham Field on Sunday, Oct. 18 for Senior Day, hosting Maine at noon on FloCollege.
