ORONO, Maine – The No. 22 Boston University field hockey team dropped a 2-1 road contest to No. 24 Maine on Friday afternoon at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex.
 
BU outshot Maine, 11-6, and held a 7-3 advantage in corners before coming up short and moving to 3-2 on the year. The Black Bears, who began the season with three straight losses, earned their first win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maine got both of its goals from Brianna Ricker, beginning with a tally just 2:42 into the contest off an assist from Hana Davis.
• BU got an equalizer before the end of the first quarter as freshman Jodie Conolly possessed the ball at the top right of the circle before finding classmate Ellie McIntyre for a redirect at the goalmouth in the 14th minute.
• Ricker struck again for the home team with under seven minutes left in the opening half when she forced a turnover in the midfield before creating space at the top of the circle and firing an elevated shot to the back of the net.
• The Terriers dominated play in the second half, earning five of their seven corners after halftime, but were unable to come up with an equalizer. 

GAME NOTES

• The Terriers held an 8-1 shot advantage in the second half.
• This was the first game all season that junior Ailsa Connolly was held without a point.
• Freshman Caroline Kelly made two saves in goal for the Terriers while Mia Borley recorded four saves for Maine and got help from a defensive save by Morgan Anson in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will stay in Orono tonight before taking on Columbia in a neutral-site contest at 2 p.m.
• It will be the first-ever meeting between BU and Columbia.