Field Hockey Runs Past Raiders in 6-2 GNAC Win
PAXTON, Mass.—The Anna Maria College field hockey team downed the visiting Raiders of Rivier University 6-2 on Saturday morning in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.
With today's win, the AMCATS improve to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in GNAC play, while the loss drops Rivier to 2-10 overall and 0-5 in league action.
The win is the fourth in a row for the AMCATS.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The AMCATS scored in the second minute of the game and never looked back, tallying five more throughout the game and only allowing two. The AMCATS held a slight edge in shots with 16 compared to the Raiders 14. They also held a 6-2 advantage in penalty corners.
Rivier's Jordan Parece (Pelham, N.H.) scored twice from their 14 total shots on net. Their first goal came in the 4th minute of play as they answered an AMCAT goal to tie the game at 1-1.
SCORING
First Half: Anna Maria wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as Kayla Lapierre (Worcester, Mass.) connected on a pass from Kylie Dalbec (Portland, Mass.) 2:47 into the game to net the first goal.
Parece tallied Rivier's final goal of the day for her second unassisted goal on the day.
GOALKEEPERS
AMCATS netminder, Bryanna Tobin saw nine shots on goal and tallied seven saves in the victory. The Raiders starting goalkeeper, Emily Foster (West Lebabnon, N.H.) saw four shots on net and tallied one save while teammate Stevie Charest (Lisbon, Maine) relieved her in the 10th minute of play and recorded six saves for the day.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The AMCATS travel to Framingham State University for a 4:00 p.m. non-conference matchup with the rams before traveling to Simmons on Saturday October 17, for 4:00 p.m. Great Northeast Athletic Conference game.