Box Score SEAHAWK FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS
WPI 8, Salve Regina 3
Middletown, R.I. – Gaudet Field
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – The Worcester Polytechnic Institute field hockey team scored five times in the second half to defeat Salve Regina University 8-3 in non-conference action Tuesday night.
Series and Streaks
The Engineers improve to 7-4 all-time versus Salve Regina and have won three straight in the series.
Three Stars of the Game
- WPI senior Lauren Dishong (Milford, N.H.) recorded a hat-trick, and her third goal proved to be the game-winner.
- Salve Regina senior Eliza Timms (Agawam, Mass.) scored twice to lead the Seahawks offensively.
- WPI junior MC Shea (Ewing, N.J.) made three saves to pick up her first career win, in her first career start.
Turning Point
Dishong's hat-trick goal sparked a 3-0 run in the third, part of a 5-0 scoring spree spanning halftime, that put the Engineers comfortably ahead 6-2.
Quick Hits
- Salve Regina senior Olivia Butler (Sandy Hook, Conn.) made nine saves in the loss, falling to 6-3 in net.
- The Seahawks led briefly in the first quarter after back-to-back goals from Timms and Hannah Bedrosian (Seekonk, Mass.) came 49 second apart for a 2-1 lead.
- Dishong's second goal in the 7th evened the score 2-2.
- The Engineers held a 26-12 edge in shots and a 14-5 advantage in corners.
- Endicott held a 26-2 shot advantage.
- Six different players scored for WPI.
Next Up
Salve Regina (6-3, 0-2 CCC) return to Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on the road versus Western New England on Friday, October 1 at 6 p.m. WPI (7-3) will face Wellesley on October 2 at 11 a.m.
