The Misericordia University field hockey team suffered a 5-3 loss at Eastern, Wednesday.

Madisyn Granoski, Haley Gruber and Kayla Pogash scored for the Cougars.

Eastern took a 2-0 lead 12:07 into the game before Granoski answered with an unassisted goal six minutes later.

After Eastern made it 3-0 at 26:06, Gruber's shot from the top of the circle deflected off a defender and into the cage with 1:06 left in the first half.

The Eagles added a pair of goals early in the second half and Pogash closed out the scoring with a reverse-stick shot with five minutes remaining.

The Cougars will host Delaware Valley, Saturday at 5:00.