Preview: Seahawks and Bison in first CCC match of 2018
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Nichols (2-1, 1-0 CCC) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Salve Regina (1-3, 0-1 CCC) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SEPTEMBER 11 | 6 p.m. GAUDET FIELD • MIDDLETOWN, R.I. |
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SALVE REGINA SEAHAWKS (1-2, 0-0 CCC) |
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NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University field hockey earned its first win of 2018 on Sunday, and now hosts Nichols College on Tuesday, September 11, in first Commonweallth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup.
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LAST TIME OUT
Salve Regina University junior midfielder Hannah Filiault (Keene, N.H.) scored an overtime game-winning goal on a penalty corner with an assist from sophomore Tori Bickel (Harleysville, Pa.) to give the Seahawk field hockey team its first win of the season, 3-2, 3:55 elapsed in OT, against visiting Thomas College.
MORE READING: Filiault finds back of goal for OT winner
SEAHAWKS NOTES FROM THE NEST
- Senior Ally Daly and Emma Gaudio along with juniors Ashley Cody and Olivia St. Jean will handle the captains duties in 2018.
- Ally Daly made four saves in her first collegiate start, then a career-high 13 saves against Worcester State.
- Ashley Cody leads the Seahawks with four goals scored in her first three games.
- Eliza Timms scored her first collegiate goal on Sunday that gave the Seahawks a 2-1 lead at halftime.
- Emma Gaudio had a pair of defensive saves for Salve Regina in win over Thomas.
- Jennifer Foster has 99 career wins on the sidelines for field hockey; the 12th-year head coach also guided women's lacrosse for eight seasons.
NICHOLS NUGGETS
- Salve Regina head coach Jennifer (Eldredge) Foster earned CCC Rookie of the Year honors in field hockey when she was a freshman at Nichols College. She later transferred to star at Bryant University.
- Nichols split its first two games of the season, 2-1 decisions both at home, winning against Lasell and losing against Clark.
- Lizz McKinnon scored the game winner against Lasell, and the only Bison goal against Clark.
- MacKenzie Snow had a fist-half goal against the Lasers.
- Brooke Misbach has logged all 140 minutes in goal for the Bison, making 18 saves in two games.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Salve Regina University leads Nichols, 20-16, in the all-time field hockey series. The teams split last year's meetings, each winning on its home field. Seahawks won 4-1 at Gaudet on Sept. 26, 2017; Bison won 4-3 in Dudley, Mass., on Oct. 25, 2017.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Salve Regina continues its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) slate, and five-game homestand, when it hosts Western New England University on Saturday, September 15 (1 p.m.) at Gaudet Field.