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Williamstown, MA
—Sophomores Bethany Baker and Lindsey Jones combined to
shutout conference rival Connecticut College 3-0, Saturday in the
Ephs home opener at Renzie Lamb Field. The Williams College field
hockey team improved 3-0 on the season while Connecticut College
dropped to 0-3.
K.K. Kreig scored the first goal of the game with 22:49 left in
first half from a pass by McGowan. The Ephs spent much of the first
half in the offensive zone, out shooting the Camels, 8-1 in the
first 35 minutes.
Meighan McGowan scored from a pass by Sally Cobb with 14:04 left
in the second half. Julia Nawrocki added an unassisted insurance
goal during a scramble in front of the goal with 1:25 left in the
game.
Bethaby Baker and Lindsey Jones split time in goal for the Ephs,
Baked played the first half and Jones the later. Lindsey Jones saw
a lot of action in the second half, making six saves to preserve
the shutout. "Lindsey really saved the day, she made some really
good saves", commented head coach, Alix Rorke.
The second half of the game was much more active for the Ephs
defense as Connecticut made 7 shots, Sarah Burleigh played great
defense according to Coch Rorke, "Sarah really took away their fast
break and played poised under pressure".
Coach Rorke was pleased with the Ephs ability to improve their
game during the second half, "we weren't capitalizing off our
scoring chances in the 1st half, but we stepped it up in the 2nd
half and made a good conference win", she said.
Williams out shot Connecticut College 13-8. The Ephs had 11
penalty corners while Connecticut College had 4. The Ephs will
travel to Keene State for their next game on Wednesday, the
18th.
