Owings Mills, MD.- Meghan Melvin (Elkton, MD / Elkton) deflected home Leigh Geary's (Elkton, MD / Elkton) shot eight-and-a-half minutes into the game to deliver Villa Julie a 1-0 win over Goucher in Capital Athletic Conference field hockey action on Thursday. The win was Villa's first in conference play this season.

The game's lone goal came on a penalty corner. Geary fired a blast from the top of the circle which found its way onto the stick of her high school teammate, Meghan Melvin. Melvin's redirect sailed high to the left of Goucher keeper Aline Haddad . It was the only one of Villa's seven penalty corners the Mustangs were able to convert on. Haddad stopped three shots to keep her Gophers within one the rest of the way.

That lead proved insurmountable for Goucher. Kaitlin Brzozowski (Bel Air, MD / Fallston) needed only one save to pick up her first career shutout. A stingy Mustangs' defense limited Goucher to just four shots in the contest.

With the win, Villa improves to 5-8 (1-3 CAC), while Goucher slides to 1-9 (0-4 CAC). Villa returns to action on Saturday against Catholic University.