Box Score

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- Host Salve Regina University jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held off a late University of New England charge for a 2-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference field hockey win Saturday (Oct. 6) afternoon at Gaudet Field.

The Seahawks won their fourth consecutive match to improve to 7-4 (2-2 CCC), while the Nor'easters drop to 5-6 (2-2 CCC). The victory was the first for Salve in the last six meetings between the two squads.

Salve Regina got on the scoreboard in the 27th minute when first Karen Corey (Groton, Mass.) blocked a UNE free hit and fed senior Kelly Burke (Georegetown, Mass.), who blasted the ball into the cage.

The hosts extended their lead to 2-0 a little more than 12 minutes after halftime. Junior Lisa Bucci (Irvington, N.Y.) broke down the right side before centering a pass to first-year Abigail Tepper (Foxboro, Mass.), who converted the feed.

UNE cuts its deficit in half at the 55:55 mark when junior Brittany Liptak (Westfield, Mass.) registered her fourth goal of the season. Classmate Casey Clark (Bethlehem, N.H.) set-up the play be collecting a rebound of her own shot and finding an open Liptak.

The Nor'easters had pair of penalty corners in the final minute but were unable to notch the equalizer.

Winning goalkeeper Murphy McCann (Westerly, R.I.) had six saves for Salve, while sophomore Kaitlyn Warren (Boscawen, N.H.) stopped two shots for UNE.

Big Blue returns to action Tuesday (Oct. 9) with a 4 p.m. home match versus Nichols College.