NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College field hockey team began its season with a 2-0 loss to Mansfield (Pa.) University on Saturday during the Dora Metrelis Field Hockey Classic at Southern Connecticut State University's Jess Dow Field.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-1), Mansfield (1-0)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Anna Hurley (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich), 6 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Meghan Griffin, 1 goal
• Sophomore Emily Sadowski, 1 goal
• Junior Brittany Ryan, 0 saves

GAME FACTS

• Third straight meeting decided by two goals or fewer.
• 10th all-time meeting, with each occurring during a season-opening tournament.
• Saint Michael's has played in an early-season tournament 16 times in the last 17 years.

THE ACTION

• Hurley made three of her saves in the opening half alone, while Mansfield rung the post on a penalty stroke attempt in the 13th minute.
• Hurley made back-to-back point-blank saves in the 35th minute, and an ensuing penalty corner sequence ended with no shots and the end of the stanza.
• On its fourth corner of the second period, Mansfield broke through when Griffin tallied at 45:48.
• Just 4:46 later, Sadowski put home an insurance goal following a scramble in front of the cage, as Hurley denied two initial shots.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday against No. 1 Shippensburg (Pa.) University, 11 a.m.
• The Purple Knights complete play at the Dora Metrelis Field Hockey Classic by opposing the two-time defending national champion, whose current ranking is according to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).