<div>The Kenyon field hockey team continued its winning streak this past weekend with a 1-0 win at home against the Transylvania University Pioneers (Ky.) on Sunday. However, that streak ended on Tuesday with a heartbreaking overtime loss at home against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops. This puts the Owls at 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. On Sunday, the Owls got out to an early lead, with Grace Lane ’25 scoring her team-high sixth goal of the season, following a Kenyon fast break. Five different Owls moved the ball the entire length of the field, before finding Lane, who buried it deep in the bottom corner of the goal. Lane and Maren Lawrence ’27, the star of the Owls’ previous game, did the bulk of the offensive work for Kenyon, combining for 10 of the team’s 14 total shots. The Owls dominated offensively, outshooting the Pioneers 14-4 overall, holding them to only one shot on goal. While the Owls controlled the possession game for the first three quarters, they only had one goal to show for it, opening the door for the Pioneers to make a fourth-quarter push. Transylvania outshot Kenyon 2-0 and held the advantage in penalty corners 5-2 in the fourth. The defense and goalkeeper Megan Lydon ’25 stayed strong, as Lydon saved the only Pioneer shot on goal, and the defense prevented Transylvania from getting shots off on three of the five penalty corners. The game had an exciting, albeit nerve-racking, ending as Transylvania earned a penalty corner with just five seconds remaining; but, all fears were for naught as the Pioneers’ final shot went wide of the goal. On Tuesday, Kenyon faced defending conference champions Ohio Wesleyan. After a scoreless first quarter, the Battling Bishops opened the scoring in the final minute of the half off a penalty corner, its third corner of the period. Ohio Wesleyan outshot Kenyon 32-5 and 17-4 in shots on target. Down but not out, the Owls began to mount a comeback in the third quarter with Lawrence scoring in the 39th minute, her fifth of the season, and only two minutes later Raigan Hutter ’25 found the equalizer, with Zady Hasse ’28 adding on the first assist of her collegiate career. Looking to end the game in regulation, Ohio Wesleyan put on another offensive onslaught in the fourth frame, outshooting Kenyon 8-0. Due to great defending and 14 total saves by Lydon, though, the Owls were able to force extra time. Unfortunately, the Battling Bishops continued to bring the pressure and were able to find a win via golden goal in the 64th minute. Kenyon will look to continue its success at home against the Denison University Big Red on Saturday during homecoming weekend, which is also the team’s annual Morgan’s Message Game.</div>

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Owls beat Transylvania, lose first NCAC game of season

The Kenyon field hockey team continued its winning streak this past weekend with a 1-0 win at home against the Transylvania University Pioneers (Ky.) on Sunday. However, that streak ended on Tuesday with a heartbreaking overtime loss at home against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops. This puts the Owls at 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in conference play.