SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves held a 1-0 lead at the half against the Western New England University Golden Bears but the hosts scored three times in the second half in a 3-1 loss for the Wolves in field hockey action this evening at Golden Bear Stadium.  WestConn falls to 1-2 and Western New England improves to 1-1.  Junior Reagan Schoen (Newtown, Conn.) continued her scorching offensive play with her seventh goal of the year for the Wolves, who will host the Springfield College Pride in their home opener on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The Golden Bears took the only four shots of the first quarter and got off seven more in the second, while Schoen's tally late in the second quarter with an assist by senior Reilly Schmidt (Cengtereach, N.Y.) that gave WestConn a 1-0 lead the half was the lone Wolves' shot before intermission.  Freshman Gracie Bomboy (Bainbridge, N.Y.) made five saves in the first two quarters of her collegiate debut in the WestConn cage.

Western New England tied the game on a goal by Kara Edwards at the 10:08 mark of the third frame and Tania Evans fed Kala Antonelli for the game-winner with 7:52 remaining in the fourth quarter.  The Golden Bears added an insurance goal later in the fourth by Sarah Johnston and outshot the Wolves, 15-1, in the seconf half and, 26-2, for the contest.  Bomboy continued to shine after halftime with eight more stops to finish with 13 in the game.  Ella Henry made one save for the Golden Bears.