Dudley, Mass.  -- Junior midfielder Meghan Lennon (Charlton, Mass.) scored two second-half goals to lead the Clark University field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Nichols College in a non-conference game at Vendetti Field Tuesday evening.

The host Bison lost their first game of the year and move to 3-1 on the season, while the Cougars win their second straight to move to 4-1.

Nichols held a 6-2 shot advantage in the opening frame and wasted little time getting on the board as junior Lauren Correia converted a pass from sophomore Barbara Roy just past the two minute mark.

The lead stood until 10 minutes into the second half when Lennon finished off a penalty corner, firing in the ball off the stick stop of Erin Murphy (Boxborough, Mass.) and insertion of Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass.).

With the game tied and shots dead even in the second stanza, Murphy connected with Lennon with just 46 seconds left in the game to give the Cougars the victory.

Nichols first year netminder Amanda Broughton made three saves, while her counterpart, junior Kate McGrath (Wilmington, Mass.) made eight stops. 

Nichols continues non-conference play Thursday in a 7 p.m. game at Westfield State. Clark commences NEWMAC play Sunday in a 1 p.m. game at MIT.