VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BC Athletics) – The Bridgewater College field hockey team took down Batten on Wednesday night in ODAC action.

Score: Bridgewater 2, Batten 0
Records: Bridgewater 8-5 (2-1 ODAC), Batten 5-9 (0-4 ODAC)

How It Happened
• Bridgewater had the game’s first scoring chance, but did not get a shot off on a penalty corner. Six minutes later, the Eagles had two chances as Sara Lesnik and Maylynn Watson fired shots, but Berley Miller turned both aside. Batten had its first scoring opportunity late in the period, but the Marlins’ shot whistled wide as the corner ended scoreless.
• BC had a scoring opportunity just over 100 seconds into the second quarter, but didn’t muster a shot on it. The Eagles earned another penalty corner five minutes into the frame. Ava Hoyer rifled a shot on frame during the exchange, but it was stopped by Miller. BC earned another with five minutes to go in the quarter and cashed in. This time Lexi Francis sent the pass in to start the attack. Olivia Best found Kiley Parker on the exchange, and the junior fired it to the back of the net to make it 1-0. The two sides traded possession through he final minutes of the frame as the Eagles took the one-goal lead into the intermission.
• Francis opened the third quarter with a shot that whistled wide for the Eagles just over a minute into the period. The Eagles had a penalty corner in the closing stages of the quarter, but did not get a shot off on the opportunity. Batten quickly countered with a shot on target in the final minute that was turned away by Thaliea Khader. The Marlins corralled the rebound, but missed wide on the put-back attempt.
• Batten used its late momentum in the third frame, and rolled it into the fourth. Khader made a stop in the opening 90 seconds, and Batten ripped two more shots that did not make it to the target. The Eagles found an advantage as Batten was awarded a green card in the final six minutes. BC earned a penalty corner during the exchange, and Mollie Best fired a shot that was stopped by Miller. Francis corralled the rebound and put it into the back of the net to make it 2-0 with five minutes to play. Francis tried to extend the lead with under a minute to play, but her shot was stopped by Miller. Emi Craddock fired a shot in the final minute and missed wide as the Eagles secured the victory.

Game Notes
• Francis paced the BC offense with three shots and the insurance goal. Khader stopped the two shots she saw in the second half as she and Rachel Adel combined for the shutout.
• Druiett led the Marlins’ offense with three shots and one of Batten’s two shots on target. Miller made five saves between the pipes for Batten.
• BC held a healthy 31-7 edge in shots and a 17-5 advantage in shots on target.

Up Next
The Eagles head south to Lexington to battle No.19 Washington and Lee on Saturday.

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