NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College women's field hockey team dropped a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) bout to the visiting Pride of Regis (Mass.) College by a 9-2 score on Saturday afternoon at Celentano Field.
Sophomore Alexis Pendziwater (East Haven, Conn.) and freshman Alexis Duranleau (Wheelock, VT) each tallied a goal for the Falcons in the loss.
Prior to today's match, the field hockey team honored its two-member senior class - Gillian Kashuba (Hamden, Conn.) and Jesly Cortez (Norwalk, Conn.) - for their hard work and dedication to the program over their four-year stint with the Falcons.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Regis (Mass.) 9 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-10, 0-9 GNAC) | Regis (Mass.) (3-9, 3-7 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons and Pride were evenly matched through the first five minutes of the contest, with neither team able to gain the upper hand. Both teams tallied three shots but were unable to put one into the cage. At the seventh minute, the Pride finally broke through, when Morgan Pera sent one into the corner of the cage for the first score of the game, giving the Pride the 1-0 lead.
Regis would add to its advantage at the 12th minute of the first quarter when Gracie Marsh broke through the scrum and pinged a ball into the uprights for the second Pride goal. The Falcons wasted no time, retaliating with their own goal less than a minute later. Junior Ariana Martin (Hamden, Conn.) took control of the ball and streaked up the field, finding A. Duranaleau waiting near the goal and feeding her the perfect pass. A. Duranaleau didn't disappoint, firing the pass into the cage for the first Falcons score of the game to cut the deficit to 2-1. The Pride responded a moment later with their own goal to make it a 3-1 game, with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Pride cushion their lead with a pair of goals to give them the four-goal advantage, 5-1, heading into the halftime break.
Regis continued to pile on the pressure in the third quarter, netting a pair of goals to increase their lead to 7-1 with one quarter remaining in regulation. Despite firing off five shots in the quarter, the Falcons were unable to cut the deficit and headed into the final quarter down by six.
Regis added their eighth tally three minutes into the fourth, on a goal by Frankie Alley. The Falcons took control of the ball from there, ripping off four penalty corners and three shots over the next six minutes before Martin connected with Pendziwater, who deposited the shot into the cage for the Falcons' second score of the game. Regis responded a minute later with their ninth goal with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation. The Falcons were unable to mount the comeback and the game ended in a 9-2 Regis victory.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Shea Lawrie (Brookfield, Mass.) (L, 0-1) - 19 Shots on Goal | 9 Goals-Against | 10 Saves
Regis (Mass.): Jocelyn White (W, 3-9) - 8 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 6 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Regis out-shot Albertus by a 23-13 margin.
- Albertus held the edge in penalty corners, 9-8.
- The Falcons tallied 10 saves to the Pride's six.
- The Pride was whistled for 42 fouls, while the Falcons were called for 34.
NOTEWORTHY
- Pendziwater scored her first career goal.
- A. Duranaleau scored her second goal in the last three games.
- Lawrie made her first career start in the goal and recorded her first career double-digit save performance with 10 stops.
- Martin has taken 14 shots in the last three games.
- Martin's two assists were a season-high for the junior.
- Martin also tied her season-high in points behind her pair of assists.
UP NEXT
The Falcons conclude their season with a road tilt against the Sharks of Simmons University on Wednesday, October 27th. Face-off is set for 7 PM in Boston, Mass.
