Penn State field hockey beats Old Dominion

No. 18 Penn State dominated the second half en route to a 6-2 win over No. 20 Old Dominion in its season opener Friday night.

The Nittany Lions outscored the Lady Monarchs 4-0 in the second half, getting goals from Gini Bramley, Brooke Birosik, Kirsten Gochnauer and Moira Putsch. Putsch led the team with two goals, and Mary Nell Smith scored the game-tying goal in the first half.

Danielle Grega scored both goals for Old Dominion (0-1).

Penn State (1-0) hosts No. 5 Virginia at noon Sunday.

This story was originally published August 27, 2016 at 1:32 AM with the headline "Penn State field hockey beats Old Dominion."