NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team lost a 2-0 match to Johnson and Wales (R.I.) on Tuesday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play.
Ella Welton (Cliffwood, N.J.) had 10 saves on the day for Albertus.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Johnson and Wales 2 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus (1-10, 1-6 GNAC) | JWU (9-3, 6-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Welton had seven saves in the first half to keep JWU off the board as the teams went into the halftime break scoreless.
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In the second half, Megan Salsinha scored both goals for the Wildcats. Her first came just over three minutes into the third quarter on a shot just inside the top of the box to make it a 1-0 game. Just over five minutes later at the 38:56 mark of the match, she tallied her second goal, rolling a shot that deflected evaded defenders and into the back of the net to make it a 2-0 game.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Ella Welton (L, 1-10) 12 Shots on Goal | 10 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
JWU
Sophia Brea (W, 6-3) 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
Rebecca Johnson 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: JWU 24 | Albertus 0
SAVES: Albertus 10 | JWU 0
PENALTY CORNERS: JWU 17 | Albertus 0
FOULS: JWU 60 | Albertus 33
UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Saint Joseph's College (Me.) on Saturday, October 12 at noon in a GNAC contest.
