PAXTON, Mass. – The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team suffered a road Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) setback to Anna Maria College, 14-0, Saturday afternoon in Paxton, Mass.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Anna Maria 14 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-3, 0-2 GNAC) | Anna Maria (2-6, 2-2 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The AMCATS took 1:38 to find the game's first goal, with Eden Forget giving the home team a 1-0 advantage.
Anna Maria continued pressing after the early goal, scoring four more times over the next 13-plus minutes to take a 5-0 lead into the first break.
Albertus began the second quarter on the offensive end, taking a penalty corner just 2:14 into the frame. Lillian Woods (New London, N.H.) entered the ball from the hash mark, but the Falcons were turned away. Anna Maria answered by scoring the following two goals in the contest to take a 7-0 lead into the halftime break.
The second half mirrored the first, as the AMCATS continued to push on their way to seven more goals to close out a 14-0 conference victory.
Facing constant pressure, Mikayla Lyston (Medford, N.Y.) remained a stellar force between the pipes for the Falcons. The junior made 15 saves, giving her 54 stops through three games in 2021.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Mikayla Lyston (L, 0-3) – 29 Shots on Goal | 14 Goals-Against | 15 Saves
Anna Maria: Hannah Tobey (W, 2-6) – 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 0 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Anna Maria outshot the Falcons by a 45-0 margin.
- The AMCATS tallied 27 penalty corners in the match to Albertus' one.
- The Falcons accounted for all 15 saves in the bout.
- Lyston tallied 15 saves, seven coming in a hectic second quarter.
- Anna Maria's Allyson Shaw led all players with four goals.
- Chayna Bingham-Hendricks accounted for five assists.
NOTEWORTHY
- Lyston has tallied at least 14 saves in every game this season, averaging 18 stops per game.
- Alexis Pendziwater (East Haven, Conn.) made her first collegiate appearance this afternoon.
- Shea Lawrie (Brookfield, Mass.) made her first start of the 2021 season.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the field on Saturday, Oct. 2, with a home GNAC clash against Dean College at 11 a.m. at Celentano Field.