October 16, 2007

BRYANT FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO SAINT ANSELM 3-0 TUESDAY

@ Manchester, NH
Saint Anselm 3, Bryant 0
Goals:  Bryant - None.  STA - Urko (2), Cantarow.   Assists - Bryant - None. STA - Chooljian, Rowe. 
Shots:  B - 8.  STA - 13.  Saves - Mawema, Bryant, 6.  STA - Haddock, STA, 5. 
Records:  STA - 7-9, 7-8 NE-10.  Bryant - 12-6, 12-3 NE-10.
Halftime - Saint Anselm, 2-0.

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Saint Anselm junior Laura Urko (Attleboro, Mass.) scored two goals to help lead the Hawks to a 3-0 upset of No. 7 Bryant University in Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey.  
Urko tallied her third goal of the season at the 24:18 mark, assisted on by Lauren Chooljian (Hampstead, N.H.), for the early 1-0 Saint Anselm lead. Less than four minutes later Urko struck again on an unassisted score and the Hawks took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

The Hawk defense held off a hungry Bryant team in the second half as the Bulldogs had an amazing 15 penalty corners attempts thwarted by the Hawks. Overall in the game, the visitors held a 25-6 edge in that category. Saint Anselm had the last scoring chance on a penalty corner and made it count as sophomore Maddie Cantarow (Norwood, Mass.) scored her second goal of the season with no time remaining on the clock to account for the 3-0 final.

Sophomore Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine) made five saves in the biggest win of her career, while Kundayi Mawema (Hare, Zimbawe) turned aside six shots in the loss.

Saint Anselm improves to 7-9 overall and 7-8 in the Northeast-10, while the Bulldogs fall to 12-6 overall and 12-3 in league play. The Bulldogs will host Saint Michael's on Saturday evening for Senior Day.  Game time is at 7 p.m.