Manchester, N.H. (October 17) --
Mackenzie Kewley capped off a hat trick in the
final minutes for American International as the Yellow Jackets came
away with a 3-2 victory over Saint Anselm on Saturday afternoon in
Northeast-10 Conference action.
The Hawks took an early 1-0 just 2:34 into the game as junior
captain Sara Griffin (Derry, N.H.) tallied her
first career score. Karrie Muma (No. Falmouth,
Mass.) assisted on the goal, her second assist of the
season. AIC tied the game with 2:34 left in the first half on a
goal by Kewley and took the lead at the 39:20 mark on an unassisted
Kewley score.
Saint Anselm tied the game again at the 59:33 mark of the game
as sophomore Morgan Seney (Bow, N.H.) scored her
third goal of the season for the 2-2 score. The goal was off of a
penalty corner, assisted on by Maddie Cantarow (Norwood,
Mass.) and Maura Hurley (Holden, Mass.).
Kewley lifted the Yellow Jackets to the victory with under four
minutes left though, scoring her third goal of the game and the
season for the 3-2 victory.
Lindsay MacDonald (Dedham, Mass.) had eight
saves in the loss for Saint Anselm. With the loss, Saint Anselm is
now 1-14 overalll and 0-8 in the Northeast-10, while AIC improves
to 5-11 overall and 3-5 in the league.