Colby-Sawyer Proves to Much for Field Hockey in Road GNAC Play

Photo Credit: Kayla Gosselin
Photo Credit: Kayla Gosselin

NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team suffered a 6-0 road loss to Colby-Sawyer College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday afternoon in New London, N.H.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Colby-Sawyer 6 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-8, 0-4 GNAC) | Colby-Sawyer (6-5, 3-1 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
After being held scoreless for over 10 minutes to begin the game, Colby-Sawyer broke through at the 10:13 mark of the first quarter with a goal from Julia Lanctot.

The Chargers maintained this 1-0 lead for the next 17 minutes until Calie Sorenson put them up 2-0 in the 28th minute. Whitney O'Brien added another second-quarter score just over two minutes later to hand Colby-Sawyer a 3-0 advantage heading into the halftime break.

Albertus had a couple of chances in the second quarter, registering two penalty corner attempts in the frame. Unfortunately for the Falcons, neither attempt ended in a goal.

After halftime, the bout turned into the Madison Quick show, as the freshman scored three times over a 2:09 stretch. Quick's offensive explosion sealed a 6-0 triumph for the Chargers in home league action.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Mikayla Lyston (L, 1-8) - 13 Shots on Goal | 6 Goals-Against | 7 Saves
Colby-Sawyer: Lauren Wilkinson (W, 1-0) - 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 0 Saves
                        Julia Carr - 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 0 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Chargers held the advantage in both shots (18-0) and penalty corners (11-2).
• Quick paced all players with three goals.
• Quick and Sorenson led the way with three shots on goal each.
• In total, 11 different players registered at least one shot for the Chargers. 

NOTEWORTHY
• Today's meeting was the first between these two programs. 
Mikayla Lyston (Medford, N.Y.) continues to lead the GNAC with 142 saves (15.78 per game).

UP NEXT
Albertus Magnus field hockey continues its GNAC slate on Saturday, Oct. 12, with a home 2:30 p.m. bout against Anna Maria College.