Box Score CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Arcadia University field hockey team dropped a 2-0 non-conference decision at DeSales University Tuesday, dropping its record to 4-8 on the season. The Bulldogs improved to 3-9 with the win.
 
The game was scoreless until the 45th-minute, when Nicola McDermott put home her third goal of the season. She scored her second goal of the match in the 62nd-minute for the 2-0 final. Both of her goals were redirects off corners.
 
The Knights lost despite outshooting the Bulldogs 13-4. Jina Lay stopped all five shots on goal she faced to pick up the win in goal for DeSales, while senior Mia De Plato made just one save in taking the loss for Arcadia.
 
The Knights will next take on Messiah College Saturday. The MAC Commonwealth match will begin at 11 a.m. at Easton Field, kicking off a full day of games as part of homecoming weekend.