Northeastern University Athletics

PHILADELPHIA -- Northeastern field hockey's season came to a close Wednesday afternoon, as the No. 4-seeded Huskies fell 3-1 to top-seeded Fairfield in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals at Buckley Field.

• Fairfield opened the scoring in the first quarter, with Rylee LaLoup finding the back of the net off a feed from Emily Carney.
• The Stags extended their lead in the second quarter, as Kaelyn Fogelson scored off an assist from Alyse Wanchisen.
• Despite a flurry of penalty corners at the end of the second half, Northeastern went into the halftime break down 0-2.
• Northeastern continued to battle throughout the second half, creating opportunities on penalty corners and putting pressure on the Fairfield defense.
• Fairfield added a third goal on a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter to take a 3-0 lead.
• The Huskies responded before the final whistle, as Juana Gonzalez-Peyru scored an unassisted goal to put Northeastern on the board in the final minute.
• Northeastern's season concludes with a 6-11 overall record and a 3-3 mark in CAA play, earning the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament and extending its postseason appearance streak to six consecutive seasons.