Bloom Makes Career-Best 19 Saves, Gophers See Win Streak Snapped

TOWSON, Md. - Despite a career-best 19 saves by Goucher College sophomore goalie Katie Bloom, the Gophers saw their six-game win streak snapped as visiting Hood College scored a pair of fourth quarter goals en route to a 2-0 non-conference field hockey victory Tuesday afternoon at Beldon Field.

• Bloom recorded her first save for Goucher (6-2) just under two minutes into the contest.
• Kaitlyn Bucci pushed a shot wide for the Gophers in the fifth minute.
• Annie Bennett had a shot saved by Hood (5-3) goalie Richana Brown just shy of the game's 10-minute mark.
• Bloom made a pair of saves in the final minute to keep the game scoreless.

• Bucci had a shot saved by Brown just under three minutes into the second.
• Bloom made back-to-back saves on Blazer shots midway through the quarter.
• The two teams entered intermission deadlocked 0-0.

• Hood's Emma Massey had two shots saved by Bloom in the first five minutes of the second half.
• Bloom saved back-to-back attempts by Bianca Scally midway through the half.

• Massey scored 30 seconds into the final frame off an assist by Morgan Hackett to put the visitors up 1-0.
• Moments later the Gophers generated a penalty corner and had a pair of shots blocked.
• Angelena Holmes also sent in a shot that hit the post.
• Bloom made two more saves before Massey scored her second goal of the game with just under five minutes left.
• Bennett had Goucher's last shot of the game saved by Brown with four minutes left.

• The Blazers outshot the Gophers 25-13 and took 10 penalty corners to Goucher's six.
• Bloom's 19 saves eclipsed her previous career high of 16 set last season against Catholic.
• Brown recorded five stops en route to the shutout.
• Goucher saw its six-game win streak, its longest since 2015, halted.
• Bucci led the Gophers with six shots.

• Goucher returns to Landmark Conference play Saturday when it travels to Lycoming College for a 3 pm game.
• The Gophers are back home on Monday, September 30, hosting Wilson College in a 7 pm tilt at Beldon Field.