MANSFIELD, Pa. - The 10th-ranked IUP field hockey team lost its first game in nearly two weeks, falling on the road to Mansfield 2-0 Wednesday afternoon. 

The newly-ranked Crimson Hawks were coming off of two shutout victories last week to enter into the top-4 of the PSAC standings. The loss drops the Hawks to 8-3 overall and 3-3 in the league. Mansfield improved to 7-6 and is also 3-3 in the PSAC as the two teams are now tied for fifth in the standings with four conference games left. 

The Mounties dominated offensively, outshooting the Crimson Hawks 17-5 on the night while earning 14 penalty corners to IUP's seven. It took Mansfield less than four minutes to get on the board in the first quarter, aided by back-to-back corners in the first action of the game.

With that one-goal lead, Mansfield turned up the pressure in the second half, outshooting IUP 11-0 in the third quarter alone. The Mounties made it a 2-0 lead with a goal in the 42nd minute. Alex Easterling had both of MU's scores. 

Up next
The Crimson Hawks face a tough test this Saturday as they travel to face No. 5 East Stroudsburg (11-3, 5-1). Game time is 1 p.m.

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