RICHMOND, Ind. — The Earlham field hockey team dropped a 5-1 decision to Oberlin College during a rainy Saturday afternoon on Comstock Field.

Oberlin (3-0, 1-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference) scored twice in the opening stanza to lead 2-0 by intermission.

In the second half, Oberlin made it 3-0 before the Quakers got on the scoreboard. Diana Ainembabazi scored at 45:32 with an assist from Kate Birdsall. Oberlin added two more goals for the final tally.

Oberlin led 28-9 in shots, while holding a 15-8 advantage in penalty corners. Earlham goalkeeper Emma Treece had 11 saves for the Quakers.

Earlham (2-2, 0-2) entertains Wittenberg University on Wednesday. The NCAC match gets underway at 5 p.m.

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