Sixth straight victory puts Seahawks in first

SEAHAWK FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS

Salve Regina 5, Western New England 0
Springfield, Mass. - Golden Bear Stadium
Tuesday, October 5, 2015

Series and Streaks
Salve Regina has won six games in a row this season, five over Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opponents. The Seahawks own an 11-7 mark in the all-time series with the Golden Bears, including eight in a row. Salve Regina has shutout Western New England in last three meetings by a combined score of 9-0.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Salve Regina senior Abigail Tepper (Foxboro, Mass.) – scored two goals for the third straight game.
2 – Salve Regina junior Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.) – scored a goal in each half.
3 – Salve Regina sophomore Jessie Severino (Branford, Conn.) - made three saves for her fifth shutout of the season.

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina outshot the Golden Bears, 15-3, in shots on goal.

Turning Point
Erin Gendreau scored in the fourth minute, and Abigail Tepper added another in the 13th minute.

Quick Hits

• The Seahawks had five corners to the Golden Bears' three.
• Jessie Severino (Branford, Conn.) stopped three shots to improve to 9-2 in the cage.
• In six CCC games, Salve Regina has outscored its opponents, 26-5.
• Abigail Tepper moves into first place all-time in school history for goals scored (56 goals in 68 games), passing Whitney Bushee '07 (54 goals in 66 games) - http://salveathletics.com/sports/fh/records/histcarr.htm
• Tepper also ranks third in the nation in goals per game (1.55) while the team ranks second in Division III in the same category (5.0 goals per game) behind only Rhodes.
• Salve Regina's average margin of victory (3.91 goals per game margin) ranks third in Division III.
• Seahawks in three-way tie for first place.

Next up
Salve Regina (9-2, 5-1 CCC) – Saturday, October 10 @ Endicott, 4 p.m.
Western New England (5-5, 2-4 CCC) – Wednesday, October 14 @ Gordon, 7 p.m.