Posted: Oct 19, 2013
NEWTON, Mass. (10/19/13) – The Lasell College field hockey team gained a 5 – 0 North Atlantic Conference victory against Colby-Sawyer on Saturday afternoon. The Lasers now have a 9–7 record overall and climbed to 3-3 in the NAC this season adding while the Chargers fell to a 6–9 for the year and 1-6 in conference action.
Samantha Smithers (Yarmouth, Mass.) notched three goals and Cristina Wilson (Wilmington, Mass.) and Ainslee Thompson (Allendale, N.J.) each scored to propel Lasell to the victory. Nikita Soares tallied three assists to help key the Lasers attack.
Alex Comensas (Germantown, N.Y.) provided most of the offensive threat for the Charges, firing three shots and forcing a pair of saves on the afternoon.
The Lasers opened quickly, with Smithers notching her first goal of the game 3:17 into the game to give the Lasers a 1–0 lead on an assist from Nikita Soares. Smithers connected for her second goal on a pass from Courtney Braman in the 22nd minute before Soares fed Cristina Wilson for a goal just before the half to send the hosts into intermission with a 3-0 lead.
The second half opened with another quick goal by Samantha Smithers on a feed from Nikita Soares, and in the 54th minute senior Ainslee Thompson's unassisted goal provided the final margin of 5-0.
Lasers Goalie Taylor Sheehan (Brewster, Mass.) tallied four saves to post the shutout, while Chargers goalie Jodi Dumayne (Claremont, N.H.) stopped 11 shots in the game.
The Lasers travel to Rivier College next in a conference match on Tuesday October 22nd with a 7:00 PM start time. Also traveling to their next match, the Chargers will face Simmons College on Wednesday October 23rd at 7:00 PM.