Saint Anselm College

COLCHESTER, Vt. – The No. 8 Saint Anselm College field hockey team earned a 6-1 victory over Saint Michael's College in Northeast 10 Conference action on Wednesday evening at Duffy Field with six different goal scorers contributing.

Highlights

• Senior Meghan Smith scored once in the second quarter while leading the Hawks with eight shots, including six on goal.
• Sophomore Bella DiFiore, juniors Leila Härtel and Ruby Reid, and senior Olivia Baran each added a goal in the victory, with Reid also registering an assist for three points.
• Junior Kelly Holmes dished out two assists, while classmates Maggie McCready and Härtel each added one.
• Senior goalkeeper Mackenzie Wehrum played the opening 30 minutes, while sophomore Layla Cameron played the second half.
• Saint Anselm held a 44-3 advantage in shots, including a 23-1 edge in shots on goal, while earning 16 penalty corners compared to three for the Purple Knights.
• In an all-time series with Saint Michael's dating back to the 2001 campaign, Saint Anselm holds a 22-15 advantage, with the Hawks victorious in the last 18 consecutive matchups.

How it Happened

Saint Anselm opened the scoring at 11:32 of the first quarter when DiFiore converted a feed from Reid off a corner to give the Hawks an early 1-0 advantage. The Hawks held Saint Michael's without a shot in the opening frame while generating six attempts of their own.

The Hawks extended their lead as Holmes found the back of the cage four minutes into the second quarter off an assist from Härtel, converting on another penalty corner opportunity. Smith added her second goal just over three minutes later, converting a feed from McCready with 7:52 remaining in the half to send Saint Anselm into the break with a 3-0 advantage.

Saint Michael's got on the board with 44 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Kira DeBaggis scored off an assist from Ruby Harrington on a corner play to cut the deficit to two. The Hawks outshot the Purple Knights 9-3 in the frame but were held scoreless.

Saint Anselm responded less than two minutes into the fourth quarter as Härtel scored off a feed from Holmes at 1:33 into the period to restore the Hawks' three-goal advantage. Baran extended the lead to 5-1 with an unassisted goal after freshman Khloe Schultz's shot hit the post on a corner with two minutes left to play in regulation before Reid capped the scoring just 45 seconds later to secure the 6-1 victory.

Up Next

Saint Anselm (9-3, 4-0 NE10) returns home on Saturday, Oct. 17, to host No. 10 Assumption University (8-3, 4-0 NE10) at 1 p.m. at Grappone Stadium for Senior Day.