Box Score GORHAM, Maine – The Manhattanville women's field hockey team jumped out to an early two-goal lead in its season opener against Southern Maine on Friday afternoon, but the Valiants were unable to hold on, falling by a final score of 3-2 at the Southern Maine Invitational.
 
Junior Rylee McGuire (Grantham, N.H./Lebanon) picked up where she left off a season ago, scoring the game's first goal in the fourth minute off a corner assisted by sophomore Bregje Smits (Bussum, Netherlands/Willen de Zwigger College). With a 1-0 lead, the Valiants eventually found the net one more time in the first half as graduate student Kirsten Savage (Harrington Park, N.J./Old Tappan) made it 2-0 on an unassisted goal in the 20th minute.
 
After the goal from Savage, the Huskies cut their deficit in the 27th minute when Peyton Dostie blasted a reverse stick shot to the far post past sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Hughes (Kintnersville, Pa./Palisades). Despite Manhattanville being outshot 7-2 in the first half, the Valiants controlled a 2-1 lead at halftime.
 
Both teams were silent in the second half until the 56th minute as Huskies forward Kaylie Andrews tied the game up at two, beating Hughes on a scrum in front of the net. With the game tied up, Southern Maine would take its first lead in the 63rd minute when it was Rebecca Pratt tapping in the go-ahead goal and eventual game winner for the Huskies.
 
Hughes made four saves on 14 shots in net while giving up all three goals to the Huskies. For Southern Maine, Angela Porrazzo collected six saves on eight shots, giving up two goals in between the pipes before picking up the win.
 
The Valiants will look for their first victory of the season tomorrow against Husson University at 11 a.m. in their second match at the Southern Maine Invitational.