FROSTBURG, Md . – Brianna Jacques scored two goals and Bridgewater survived a late Frostburg State charge to hold on for a 3-2 victory in field hockey action, Saturday.

Box Score

FSU senior Breanne Russell (Clements, Md./Chopticon) narrowed the deficit to 3-2 with a goal off a penalty stroke with 2:58 to play in regulation and the Bobcats (2-11) furiously tried to knock home the equalizing goal in the waning minutes but couldn’t find the net.

The Eagles (8-2) scored a pair of second-half goals to break a 1-1 halftime tie for their fourth-straight win.

The Bobcats got on the scoreboard first in the 10th minute when junior Chelsea Smith (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll) found the net off a feed from senior Brooke Tapman (Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke).

Bridgewater battled back to tie the game at one goal each around five minutes later. Joan Burleson found Kristen Combs for the final goal of the first half.

Brianna Jacques scored two goals in the second half in a 10-minute span to hand BC a 3-1 lead in the 62nd minute. Jacques first goal came at 51:14 when she sliced through the FSU defense and scored a diving shot from directly in front of the Bobcat cage.

Russell’s penalty stroke goal at 67:02 brought the score back to one (3-2) but time ran out before FSU could tie the contest.

Both keepers, FSU’s Maggie Edwards (Lebanon, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) and BC’s Taylor Waddell, made six saves, including three in each half.

The Frostburg State field hockey team travels to St. Vincent on Wednesday, Oct. 6 for a game at 4:00 pm.