MANCHESTER, N.H. – The No. 7 Saint Anselm College field hockey team defeated Southern New Hampshire University, 4-1, in a non-conference Queen City clash on Wednesday evening at Larkin Field.
Highlights
How it Happened
Saint Anselm opened the scoring just 3:52 into the contest. Following a pair of early penalty corners, Härtel found the back of the cage with an assist from van den Akker to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
Southern New Hampshire generated three shots during the opening quarter, but Wehrum made multiple saves to preserve the Saint Anselm advantage.
The Hawks doubled their lead at the 7:05 into the second quarter when Meghan Smith scored with an assist from DiFiore on a corner. Just 1:03 later, Sophie Smith added another goal, converting a feed from Garthee who caused a turnover in the midfield, to push the Saint Anselm lead to 3-0.
Southern New Hampshire earned two penalty corners late in the second quarter but could not cut into the deficit, sending the Hawks into halftime with a three-goal advantage.
The Penmen got on the scoreboard with 2:08 to go in the third when Amelia Crocombe scored, trimming the Saint Anselm lead to 3-1. The Hawks answered early in the fourth quarter, as McCready scored at 3:49 into the fame with an assist from Holmes to restore the three-goal advantage which held until the final whistle.
Up Next
Saint Anselm (3-2) returns to action Saturday, Sept. 19 at No. 3 East Stroudsburg University. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Whitenight Field.
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