NASHUA, N.H. - Ella Welton (Cliffwood, N.J.) had 21 saves in net, but the Albertus Magnus College field hockey team lost a 2-0 match to Rivier on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road contest.
Welton finished with a .913 save percentage, which is a career-high.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Rivier University 2 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus (0-4, 0-2 GNAC) | Rivier (2-2, 1-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first half, Welton stopped all three shots she faced on net.
- Rivier broke the scoreless tie in the almost 11 minutes into the the third period as Hailey Morse scored off a pass from Brianna Spinelli. Welton would save the final six shots she saw in the period.
- After a penalty corner three minutes into the fourth period, Madison Bovill added a second goal for the Raiders. Welton stopped 12 shots in the period.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Ella Welton (L, 0-4) 23 Shots on Goal | 21 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
Rivier
Lily Gifford (W, 1-0) 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
Kylie Coupal 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Rivier 36 | Albertus 2
PENALTY CORNERS: Rivier 14 | Albertus 1
NOTEWORTHY
Welton now has 45 saves in her last two games.
Jess Trocchio (Holtsville, N.Y.) and Mariya Helmbold (Bellmawr, N.J.) each had a shot for the Falcons.
UP NEXT
Albertus heads to Colby-Sawyer to take on the Chargers on the road in a GNAC game on September 21st at 1 p.m.
