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Mercy University MERCYFH (7-9, 6-6 NE10)
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Winner Saint Anselm STA (14-3, 10-2 NE10)
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Saint Anselm STA
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Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Cruises Past Mercy University, 5-2

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The No. 6 nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College field hockey team took down Mercy University, 5-2, in Northeast-10 Conference action on Tuesday afternoon during their final regular season home game. The Hawks are now 10-2 in conference play with the victory over the Mavericks who fall to 7-9 on the season. 

UP NEXT 

  • The Hawks travel to Assumption University for the their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct 28. The game is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start time in Worcester, Mass. 

Score: Saint Anselm 5, Mercy 2
Records: Saint Anselm (14-3, 10-2 NE10); Mercy (7-9, 6-6 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Grappone Stadium) 
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 24
Attendance: 88

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Hawks started the game by firing four shots in the opening six minutes of play forcing two saves from Mercy goalie Alexandra Giordano. At the 9:12 mark, Kelly Rosenfeld slotted the first shot for Mercy past senior netminder Mackenzie McConnell (Concord Township, Maine) to put the Mavericks up 1-0. Saint Anselm earned a penalty corner a few minutes later resulting in a shot on target from sophomore Millie Forster (Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England). After Giordano saved Forster's shot, sophomore Maggie Burchill (Braintree, Mass.) collected the ball and rifled it into the back of the cage to even the score at 1-1. 
  • Approximately one minute later, junior Ava Rayfield (Dover-Foxcroft, Maine) doubled Saint Anselm's lead squeezing the ball into the bottom left corner off a centering pass from sophomore Marissa Politano (Acton, Mass.). 
  • In the second period, junior Amanda Lewandowski (Franklin, Mass.) joined in on the scoring swatting the ball mid-air to put the Hawks ahead 3-1. At the 21:18 mark, senior Maddie Davis (Exeter, N.H.) stepped up to take the penalty corner for the Hawks. She dished the ball out to Forster who drilled a shot from the top of the arc into the bottom right corner to make it a 4-1 advantage. 
  • The Mavericks responded in the opening four minutes of the third period after Kate Ringstad ripped a shot from the center of the crease through traffic to cut Saint Anselm's lead in half. In the fourth period, Lewandowski netted her second score of the day off the assist from Burchill to cement the 5-2 victory over Mercy. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Lewandowski tallied her second two-goal for the Hawks this season while Burchill, Rayfield, and Forster each registered a goal apiece. 
  • McConnell made two saves and allowed two goals after playing full three periods in net for Saint Anselm. Junior Sidney Falterer (Fairfield, Conn.) saw action in the fourth period posting one save in net. 
  • Saint Anselm outshot Mercy 22-12 while also holding a 14-5 advantage in shots on target. 
  • Davis now leads the team with 10 assists this season while Burchill and Politano also recorded an assist apiece in the victory.  
  • This marked the 10th meeting between these programs with Saint Anselm now holding a 9-1 record over Mercy in the all-time series. 

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