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WENHAM, Mass. -- Kendra MacDonald registered a hat trick to pace the University of New England past Gordon College, 7-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) field hockey action Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 17) at the Brigham Athletic Complex.

The Nor'easters won for the sixth consecutive outing, improving to 13-4 overall and 9-1 in conference games. The Fighting Scots, who have dropped the last eight meetings with UNE, fall back to 3-11 (1-8 CCC).

MacDonald opened the scoring just 2:15 into the contest, and later added goals in the 14th and 64th minutes.

Eight other players tallied either a goal or an assist for the visiting squad. Brooke Lemerise (7th) and Olivia Madore (27th) helped make it a 4-0 cushion at halftime with markers before the break, while Liz Clark (49th) and Vonde Saunders (58th) joined MacDonald as the 2nd-half scorers.

Liz Sargent recorded a save in each period for her sixth shutout of the season. The Nor'easters finished with a 21-7 advantage in shot attempts.

For Gordon, Julia Altman totaled three saves.

UNE pays a visit to Salve Regina University (7-3 CCC) on Saturday.