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Saint Anselm College STA (9-3, 4-3 NE-10)
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Winner Stonehill College STO (8-5, 6-2 NE-10)
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Stonehill College STO
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Game Recap: Field Hockey |

#9 Field Hockey Edged, 4-3, at Stonehill Following Six-Goal Second Half

EASTON, Mass. – Sophomore Erin Collins (Auburn, Mass.) notched a goal and an assist, but the ninth-ranked Saint Anselm College field hockey team saw a 2-1 lead disappear as Stonehill College scored three unanswered goals to grab a 4-3 victory Tuesday evening at W.B. Mason Stadium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

  • Collins' three-point night set a new career high for the back.
  • Senior Meagan Halligan (No. Branford, Conn.) handed out a pair of assists.
  • Sophomores Katie Neyland (Boxborough, Mass.) and Emma Kincaid (W. Bridgewater, Mass.) also potted goals for the Hawks.

For the foes…

  • Erika Kelly registered five points on two goals and an assist.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Kelly staked Stonehill to a 1-0 lead 13:07 into the contest as her drive from the top of the circle off a penalty corner found the back of the cage.
  • Saint Anselm would not gain the equalizer until 5:35 into the second half when Neyland tipped in a pass from Collins on the right side.
  • The Hawks went on top, 2-1, just 1:40 later as Collins' blast through traffic off a corner insert from Halligan beat Stonehill goalkeeper Sara Freedman.
  • Stonehill evened the score early in the 48th minute when Kelly converted a penalty stroke that set off a run of three straight goals for the Skyhawks.
  • Kelly set up Alexandra Gerew in the 59th minute to make it 3-2 and then Kacie Smith lent the Skyhawks some insurance in the 65th minute as she one-timed a pass from Alexandria Sylvia at the left post.
  • Kincaid pulled Saint Anselm within one with 3:23 on the clock as she received a corner insert from Halligan and rifled a shot into the back of the net.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Junior goalkeeper Katherine Sears (Northboro, Mass.) matched her season high with six saves, while Freedman turned away three shots.
  • Stonehill outshot Saint Anselm, 22-16, including 13-8 in the second stanza. The Hawks held a 10-7 advantage in penalty corners, including 6-3 in the opening half.

NOTES

  • Saint Anselm has now lost two-in-a-row for the first time all year.
  • Sears, who had not given up more than two goals in game this season, had only allowed nine goals in 11 games entering the contest.

UP NEXT

  • The Hawks return to action Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. to play host to American International College as they hold their fifth annual "Corners for the Cure" initiative that raises monetary funds and awareness for breast cancer.

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