Lindsay Mercer
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Lindsay Mercer had an assist in the loss to Eastern.

King’s College Field Hockey Drops 2-1 Decision at Eastern

10/8/2011 5:12:00 PM

St. David's, PA-- The King's College field hockey team fell 2-1 in a rematch of last season's Freedom Conference championship game Saturday afternoon at Olsen Field.

After a scoreless first half, Jenera Quinones put the Lady Monarchs ahead at 51:09 when she found the back of the net off a Lindsay Mercer pass.

The Eagles answered with a pair of unassisted goals from Jess Jaindl at 54:38 and 57:45 to set the final.

Eastern outshot the Lady Monarchs 24-10 and held a slight 10-7 edge in penalty corners.

Megan Withrow kept the game close making 18 saves and allowing the pair of goals.  Withrow falls to 6-5 on the season.

The Lady Monarchs step out of Freedom Conference play to travel to Muhlenberg College Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

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