Playing their third consecutive game against a nationally ranked team, the Muhlenberg field hockey team nearly pulled off the upset.

The Mules (4-6, 1-3) led 1-0 with less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but 23rd-ranked Bryn Mawr tied the score, then netted a goal 2:28 into overtime for a 2-1 win.

Sophomore Erin DiSandro opened the scoring midway through the second quarter by poking the ball past the goalie for her sixth goal of the season.

Muhlenberg's defense made the goal stand up for the majority of the remaining time, successfully defending 11 penalty corners before the Owls (6-4, 1-2) finally broke through.

Junior Grace Leard (pictured above) finished with 5 saves. 

The Mules' current Centennial Conference gauntlet started with road games against 16th-ranked Ursinus and third-ranked Johns Hopkins. After traveling to Franklin & Marshall, which is not currently ranked but has been regularly in recent years, on Saturday, Muhlenberg returns home to face 25th-ranked Swarthmore on Wednesday,