SALEM, Va. - Despite their efforts to overcome an early deficit, the Roanoke College field hockey team was taken down by Sewanee on Saturday. 

Game Information 
Sewanee 2, Roanoke 1 
Records: Sewanee (4-4, 0-0), Roanoke (2-6, 0-0) 
Location: Salem, Va. (Donald J. Kerr Stadium) 

How It Happened 

• Sewanee scored within the first four minutes of the first two quarters to give themselves the lead. 

• Roanoke then found the back of the net off a corner in the second period. Brooke Garcia passed to Corinne Orlando who was able to lift it into the net to cut the deficit in half. 

• Roanoke had opportunities in the second half to level the score but couldn't quite finish any off. 

Notes and Notables 

• Katherine Seal was honored pregame as a part of Senior Day for her service to the field hockey program over her four years. 

• Orlando's goal was her second of the season. 

• Garcia's helper was the first of her career and earned her the first point of her time as a Maroon. 

• Orlando, Seal, and Maddy Holmes led in shots with three each. 

• Kaitlyn Damron registered a defensive save in the third quarter, the first of her career. 

• Goalkeeper Chloe Miller tied a career high in saves with six in the game.  

• Roanoke had the advantage in shots, 15-9, and penalty corners, 9-4. 

Up Next 
The Maroons hit the road in the midweek to make the trip to Hood College. That game is set for 6:00 pm on Wednesday (Oct. 1).