Chippewas Drop Field Hockey Opener

Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

LORETTO, Pa. – St. Francis (Pa.) did all the scoring in the second half Friday in handing Central Michigan a 4-0 loss in the field hockey season opener.

The Chippewas (0-1) conclude their season-opening weekend road trip on Sunday (noon) at Lock Haven.

St. Francis (1-0) broke the ice less than two minutes into the second half on a goal by Brea Seabrook. Less than three minutes later, Tyler Massage scored on a Seabrook assist to make it 2-0.

“We got down a goal and we answered right back with an opportunity in their end,” said third-year CMU coach Molly Pelowski, whose team finished with a 14-5 disadvantage in shots. “The energy from our group was apparent from the…