Scots survive Seahawks 2-1

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SEAHAWK FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS
Gordon 2, Salve Regina 1
Middletown, R.I. – Gaudet Field
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Summary
The Salve Regina University field hockey outshot Gordon College in the second half but could not overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit, falling 2-1 in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) match.

Series and Streaks
This was the 30th meeting between Salve Regina and Gordon. The Scots snap a three game losing streak to the Seahawks and own a 23-7 record in the all-time series.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Gordon senior Shannon Hicks (Scarborough, Maine) - made 19 saves including one with seconds remaining to preserve the win for the Scots.
2 – Gordon junior Emily Allcroft (Haydenville, Mass.) - scored the deciding goal late in the first half.
3 – Salve Regina junior Amber Cody (Pawling, N.Y.) - scored her league leading 17th goal of the season 2:07 into the second half to narrow the margin.

Turning Point
After turning away a corner chance in the final 40 seconds the Seahawks quickly advanced the ball up the field. A pass from Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.) found three Seahawks ahead of the field with only the goalie left for the Scots. Amber Cody tried to poke the ball past Hicks who has come way out of her net during the play, but Hicks made a diving save, sending the ball to midfield with her stick as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

Quick Hits

• The Seahawks trimmed a 2-0 Gordon lead in half shortly into the second frame when Amber Cody fired in a shot from the right side on a feed from Allison Notorangelo (Hingham, Mass.) at 37:07. 
• Salve Regina outshot the Scots 30-16 and 20-10 in shots on goal.
• Jessie Severino (Brandford, Conn.) made eight saves in the loss for the Seahawks.

Next up
Salve Regina (8-7, 4-5 CCC) – Saturday, October 22 at U. of New England, 1 p.m.
Gordon (7-8, 4-6 CCC) – Thursday, October 20 vs Tufts, 5 p.m.