GALLOWAY, N.J. – The Arcadia University field hockey team opened the 2017 season at Stockton Friday night, falling 7-2 to the host Ospreys.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: Stockton scored the game's first two goals, the first off a tip in from a short pass and the second off a penalty stroke, before junior Gabby Sedares got the Knights on the board for the first time this season. Sedares beat the keeper from the left side after taking a pass from sophomore Sydney Cyr. The Ospreys went on to score five of the game's final six goals. Junior Lindsay Bechtold scored Arcadia's second goal after finding a loose ball at the post and poking it in the cage.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The hosts outshot Arcadia 15-12 in the contest, while the Knights took 10 penalty corners compared to Stockton's five.
 
IN GOAL: Freshman Maya Stern (0-1) took the loss allowing five goals and making three saves in 45:30 of work. Sophomore Ashton Evans allowed two goals and made one save in 24:30 of relief. Emily Sorochynskyj (1-0) made five saves while allowing two goals for Stockton.