Lancers Blank Field Hockey, 7-0

PAXTON, Mass.—Worcester State University scored four first-half goals en route to 7-0 non-conference win against the AMCATS of Anna Maria College on Thursday afternoon.

The win boosts the Lancers to 1-2 on the season, while the loss is the second-straight for Anna Maria, who falls to 2-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Down two starters, the AMCATS were put to the test early, as Worcester State's Hayley Sutherland (Tewksbury, Mass.) put the visitors on the board 56 seconds into the game. The Lancers continued to dominate the scoreboard, as they scored four first half goals and added an additional three in the second half.

The Lancers strong defense kept Anna Maria out of the offensive zone—the AMCATS did not record a shot, or a penalty corner, in the entire 70 minutes of action. Worcester State tallied 31 shots, 26 of with were on-target, and 15 penalty corners on the day.

DEFENSIVE SAVES

Both Emily Strandring (Worcester, Mass.) and Shelby Looney (Leicester, Mass.) aided the AMCAT goaltenders by tallying two defensive saves each.

SCORING

First Half: Following Sutherland's goal in the first minute, the Lancers saw goals from Taylor Ledwith (Springfield, Mass.) and Julie O'Rourke (Worcester, Mass.) for a quick 3-0 lead. After a scoring drought, Worcester State tacked on a fourth goal as Erika Lepkowski (Baldwinville, Mass.) redirected a shot by Krissy Kenney (Rehoboth, Mass.) for the fourth goal of the game.

Second Half: The AMCATS held the Lancers scoreless for the first 11 minutes of the second half until Megan Ripke netted an unassisted goal. In the 54^th minute, Kenney scored a goal of her own, and then assisted on another Ledwith goal in the 59^th minute.

NETMINDERS

Anna Maria goaltender Mary Kate Breen (Londonderry, N.H.) earned the start and made seven first-half saves before giving way to Bryanna Tobin (Deep River, Conn.), who tallied eight saves in relief.

Worcester State's Alison Bieksha (Hubbardston, Mass.) earned the start for the Lancers and did not record a save. Kathryn Salemme (Boxboro, Mass.) played 29:44 of the second half and was also not forced to make a save before giving way to Jenna Jenkins (Westwood, Mass.).

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria travels to New England College on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. start. Live video will be available for the contest.