Field Hockey Suffers NAC Loss to Husson

Newton, Mass.- Jillian Morin (Manchester, ME) produced five points for Husson University en route to a 5-1 victory over the Lasell College field hockey team in North Atlantic Conference play today, on Grellier Field.   The Eagles and the Lasers now each have an even 3-3 league record.

Husson dictated the flow of the game from the start, outshooting the Lasers 14-2 in the first half, and 23-11 throughout the seventy minutes. 

Within the first six minutes of the contest, the Eagles took advantage of both shooting chances they received.  Morin stole away first, carrying the ball from midfield to just one step within the arc, drilling a goal from the left side of the field.  Just two minutes later, Morin assisted on the Eagles insurance goal which was scored by Helen Berry (Belfast, ME), at 5:11.

Husson followed up those shots with a handful of opportunities in a sequence of consecutive shots with three penalty corners within a one minute span. However, Lasell's defense and goalkeeper Christine Thornton (Canton, Mass.) turned away the attempts without another score.

Skye Ellis (Belfast, ME) attempted to pull the Eagles ahead further in the 19^th minute after intercepting a Lasell pass to breakaway for a 1-on-1 chance with Thornton.  On Ellis' first attempt, Thornton stifled the shot as she rushed Ellis with a sliding save.  Ellis received a second chance off the deflection, which was stopped this time by Tiffany Potter (Rochdale, Mass.) with a defensive save in the Lasers' backfield.

Before the halftime break, two more Husson athletes scored to give the visitors a 4-0 edge.  Emily Woodbury (Burnham, ME) and Morin scored within 20 seconds of each other in the 28^th minute, lengthening the gap between the NAC rivals. 

Lasell stepped up their energy in the second half producing nine shots, equal to the same number of shots as the Eagles.  The Lasers also received six penalty corner opportunities in the second stanza to Husson's three.  Unfortunately for the Lasers, Husson's goalkeeper Kristen Capen (Leeds, ME) turned away four shot attempts, allowing just one goal to slip by her at 54:50. 

The play started with Sara Jannuzzi (Glen, NH) who knocked a penalty corner to Tia Pratt (S. Paris, ME) at the top of the arc. With just one step around a defender, Pratt was able to shoot point blank on the goal to get the Lasers on the board. 

Husson's last goal was scored just one minute prior to Pratt's by sophomore midfielder Lorri Hiltz (Norridgewock, ME). 

The Eagles leave with a 4-7 record, while the Lasers end the day at 7-9.  Lasell faces another NAC opponent, Saint Joseph's College of Maine, tomorrow, October 25^th at 3:00 p.m., on Grellier Field.