RELEASE DATE: 9/13/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Field Hockey Falls 6-1 at Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG -- The #10 ranked Mountaineer field hockey team fell 6-1 against #2 ranked Shippensburg Wednesday afternoon at the Rob Sports Complex in Shippensburg Wednesday afternoon.

Shippensburg took a 1-0 lead just under three minutes into the game on a goal by Kimberly Davies. The Mountaineers would tie the game at 1-1 at the 13:59 mark when freshman Breanne Tobin (Perkasie/Pennridge) scored her fourth goal of the season off a pass from Keely Jarrett (Pennsburg/Upper Perkiomen).

Mansfield tackled a tremendously tough schedule at the beginning of the season, a schedule that saw them playing on the road against five of the top six teams in the nation including back-to-back games this week against #1 Bloomsburg and #2 Shippensburg. That road trip is almost complete now, with one more away game scheduled for Saturday at #5 Kutztown, another team ranked higher than Mansfield in the national rankings.

Briannna DeLuca recorded 18 saves in goal.

The Mounties will return from the Kutztown game just in time for their home opener Sunday, September 17th against #7 ranked IUP.

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