VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped its field hockey season opener to Virginia Wesleyan University this afternoon on the road, falling 2-0 at Birdsong Field in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play.

RECORDS
Virginia Wesleyan (1-0, 1-0 ODAC)
Ferrum (0-1, 0-1 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Jenna Whitener put Virginia Wesleyan up 1-0 with goal at the 5:44 mark of the first half off a pass from Jaiden Shaw.

The Panther defense played solid the remainder of the first half, thwarting a number of Marlin scoring opportunities, and the lead was 1-0 at the break.

The Marlins got an insurance goal from Ryan Westpfahl at 29:37 of the second half off a pass from Julie Fassi.

Shanon Proa posted three shots for Ferrum, while Tatianna Roberts had two. Virginia Wesleyan outshot Ferrum 22-5, and closed the game with a 5-0 advantage in penalty corners.

KEY STATS
Virginia Wesleyan: Whitener GW goal; GK Maura Bridges (W, 1-0) 60 min, 3 saves
Ferrum: GK Tegan Baker 22 min, 3 saves, 0 GA; GK Mia Holmes (L, 0-1) 38 min, 9 saves, 2 GA

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Today was a solid first showing for this group. We connected well in a lot of different ways. I'm looking forward to building on the positive moments over the next week and a half as we prepare for Shenandoah." --Head Coach Carrie Austin

NEXT UP
Coach Carrie Austin's team will be back in action Friday, March 12, at Shenandoah University. The ODAC contest is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. start in Winchester, Virginia.