Posted: Oct 10, 2015

Field Hockey Runs Past Raiders in 6-2 GNAC Win

Rivier

(2-10, 0-5)

Anna Maria

(10-4, 3-1)

Final

Rivier (2-10, 0-5)

Anna Maria (10-4, 3-1)

Scoring Summary

1st - 2:47 - Kayla Lapierre (Anna Maria)

1st - 4:16 - Jordan Parece (Rivier)

1st - 5:46 - Nicole Denver (Anna Maria)

1st - 10:25 - Kayla Lapierre (Anna Maria)

1st - 12:57 - Kylie Dalbec (Anna Maria)

1st - 24:15 - Kaitlyn Moran (Anna Maria)

2nd - 43:01 - Nicole Denver (Anna Maria)

2nd - 43:39 - Jordan Parece (Rivier)

Game Leaders

Rivier

G: Jordan Parece - 2

A: N/A

Sh: Jordan Parece - 8

Sv: Stevie Charest - 6

Anna Maria

G: 2 Players (#2, #3) - 2

A: Kylie Dalbec - 3

Sh: 2 Players (#3, #16) - 3

Sv: Bryanna Tobin - 7

Team Stats

Rivier

Anna Maria

Shots (on goal)

14 (9)

16 (13)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Full stats

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 4^th 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.

Just two minutes later, at the 4:16 mark Rivier's Parece broke past the defense with the ball and put it past AMCAT netminder, Bryanna Tobin (Deep River, Conn.) to tie the game at 1-1. The AMCATS responded a minute later as Nicole Denver (Springfield, Mass.) netted her first goal of the game off of a pass from teammate Kaitlyn Moran (Leicester, Mass.). The AMCATS went on a scoring streak with three more goals in the first half. Lapierre scored her second goal of the game at the 10:25 mark after receiving a cross pass from Dalbec. Dalbec then scored just two minutes later after a scramble in front of the net. The last goal of the half was scored with 10 minutes remaining as Moran found the back of the net. The AMCATS took a 5-1 lead going into the halftime break.

Second Half: The second half did not see as much scoring as the first as only two more goals were tallied. The AMCATS finished the day with a goal from Denver ten minutes into the second half, for her second goal of the day.

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 10^th 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.