MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Two early goals by No. 3 Saint Anselm College put the American International College field hockey team in a hole it could not climb out of in a 4-0 Northeast-10 Conference loss on Saturday, October 5.
FAST FACTS:
SCORE:No. 3 Saint Anselm 4, AIC 0.
RECORDS:AIC falls to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in NE10 play; Saint Anselm remains perfect at 9-0 and 7-0 in the NE10.
LOCATION:Grappone Stadium, Manchester, New Hampshire
STATS:
Saint Anselm:
Hannah Friend: One goal, one assist
Kendall Clifford: One goal, one assist
Carly LaCasse: One goal, one assist
Mary Nee: One goal
Sarah Bagley: One defensive save
Julia Hand: Win (9-0), one save in 30:00
AIC:
Nicole Mercadante: One defensive save
Nikki Bates: Loss (2-1), five saves
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Hawks struck early; Kendall Clifford scored at 3:16 of the first and Mary Nee added a second tally at 6:45.
- Early in the second, the Yellow Jackets had a chance to get on the board as the team drew a penalty stroke, but Julia Hand swatted it away to keep her team up 2-0.
- Hannah Friend expanded the Hawks lead to 3-0 at 21:41, and the hosts nearly made it 4-0, but sophomore Nicole Mercadante made a defensive save on a shot by Hannah Potter to keep AIC in the game.
- Freshman Na'Bree Wallace nearly broke the shutout, but Saint Anselm made a defensive save of its own as Sarah Bagley denied the shot early in the fourth.
- Carly LaCasse scored at 54:38 for the 4-0 final.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets return home to face Saint Michael's College in an NE10 battle on Wednesday, October 9 at 4 p.m.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For more updates about the AIC field hockey team, follow @FieldHockeyAIC on Twitter and@AICfhonInstagram. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow@AICAthleticsonTwitterandInstagram, and likeAIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.
