SALEM, Va. - Despite a goal each from seniors Breanne Russell (Clements, Md./Chopticon) and Lindsey Frost (Columbia, Md./Hammond) the Frostburg State University field hockey team dropped its season opener to Roanoke 4-2, Wednesday afternoon.

Box Score

The Maroons (1-0) broke a 1-1 tie with three-straight goals during a 23-minute stretch that covered roughly the final 12 and half minutes of the first half and the first 11 minutes of the second.

The Bobcats (0-1) led the way with 19 shots, including an 11-5 edge in the second half. FSU also held a 9-3 edge in penalty corners in the second, but Roanoke keeper Christina Schicilone made seven second-half saves to spoil any Bobcat comeback.

The Maroons tallied the opening goal of the game at the two-minute mark with a shot from the top of the arc. FSU answered 11 minutes later when Frost scored an unassisted goal to put the visitors on the board and knot the game at 1-1.

Roanoke then found the net three-consecutive times for a 4-1 edge, including two goals in the opening 11 minutes of the second half.

Russell narrowed the score to 4-2 with a goal from the right side of the box in the 49th minute of action. The Bobcats attempted five more shots following Russell’s goal but were unable to find the net again.

Bobcat keeper Maggie Edwards ( Lebanon, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) made four saves in the loss while Schicilone finished with 12.

Frostburg State hosts DeSales this Saturday in its home opener at 11:00 am.