Box Score VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Marlins field hockey team fought hard but fell to the Captains of Christopher Newport University on Tuesday afternoon at Birdsong Field in Virginia Beach, VA. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Christopher Newport 8 - Virginia Wesleyan 0
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 0-3 | Christopher Newport 2-1
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. | Birdsong Field

FIRST HALF

• Christopher Newport posted four goals in the opening quarter to take the lead. 
• The Marlins held the Captains scoreless in the second quarter as the teams headed into the halftime break. 
• VWU did get one shot on a long shot from Lauren Hedspeth in the second quarter.
• In the opening two quarters, VWU keeper Emma Wehr tallied nine saves. 

SECOND HALF

• The Captains came out of the intermission to add three goals in the third quarter and one final goal in the fourth to put the final score at 8-0.

KEY STATS

• Emma Wehr collected a career-high 14 saves in goal playing all 60 minutes in the cage. 
• The Marlin defense held the Captains scoreless in the second quarter.

UP NEXT
The field hockey team returns to action on Thursday when they travel to Sweet Briar, VA to face the Vixens of Sweet Briar College. The match is slated to begin at 7:30 PM.