Box Score

Chicopee, Mass. – The American International College field hockey team lost, 2-1, in overtime to Saint Anselm on Saturday evening at Elm College. The loss drops the Yellow Jackets record to 1-5 on the season and 1-4 in the Northeast-10, while the win improves the Hawks record to 3-2 on the season and 3-2 in the conference. Senior #Jacki Lapointe# (Danvers, Mass.) scored the game tying goal with 40 seconds left on the clock to push the game into overtime.

Junior Maddie Cantarow (Norwood, Mass.) scored the game's first goal giving Saint Anselm a 1-0 lead. The Hawks kept the lead until the final minute of the game when Lapointe scored off of a scramble in front of the goal. In overtime, sophomore Annie Heaney (East Kingston, N.H.) scored the game winning goal for Saint Anselm with the assist from senior Laura Urko (Attleboro, Mass.).

Junior Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine) made 17 stops for the Hawks in the win, while freshman #Kim Steiner# (Redford, N.Y.) had 9 saves for AIC in the loss.

The Yellow Jackets outshot the Saint Anselm 30-16 and 15-7 in the second half. AIC also had the advantage in penalty corners at 23-6.

Next up, the Yellow Jackets will host Stonehill on Tuesday at Holyoke High School at 7 p.m.