Appalachian State field hockey was defeated by the visiting Virginia Commonwealth University Rams Sunday afternoon, by a score of 5-1. The loss is the fifth on the season for the Mountaineers.
The scoring started early as VCU (3-3) took a 2-0 lead just 12 minutes into the game. Both goals were scored on penalty corners, an aspect that the Appalachian State defense struggled with all game.
Head coach Meghan Dawson said that moving forward, the team aims to play a better, more simplistic defense.
“We had a lot of girls just running around,” Dawson said. “They know what to do.