MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- (Saturday, October 19, 2024)-- Salve Regina University field hockey's
Shannon Kennedy netted the team's first goal five minutes into Saturday's NEWMAC game against the visiting Mount Holyoke College Lyons, which set in motion three consecutive Seahawk goals and ended the day 5-2 in favor of Salve Regina.
Angelina Regels fed Kennedy the ball from just outside the shooting circle, allowing the graduate student who had closer proximity to the Lyons goalie to sink the team's first goal. Linnea Alsted found the back of the net after the Seahawks were up 3-0. Alsted sent the ball in high immediately following a penalty corner by the Lyons.
Field hockey celebrated senior day by honoring two graduate students,
Shannon Kennedy and
Lauren Foster, along with four seniors,
Kira Spedden,
Bryn Protheroe,
Maggie Hansen and
Izzy Mastino.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Salve Regina 5, Mount Holyoke 2
Records: Salve Regina (11-3, 4-2 NEWMAC), Mount Holyoke (7-8, 0-6 NEWMAC)
History: Last year Salve Regina shutout Mount Holyoke 3-0 on the road. Kira Spedden scored the first goal 11 minutes in to the game and Julia Decker tallied two goals in the fourth quarter.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Since joining the NEWMAC Seahawk field hockey has only allowed two Lyon goals, after a 3-0 shutout last year and a 5-2 result this year.
- Protheroe, the Seahawks' goalie, remained in the game for the full 60 minutes and made six saves. Lyons' Rachel Katzenberg and Ainsley Gruener made a combined 12 saves.
- Salve Regina outshot Mount Holyoke 17-8.
- Julia Decker and Georgia Costello had the most shots on goal of any Seahawk with four each.
QUOTING THE SENIORS:
"Seahawk field hockey means family," said Izzy Mastino. "These are some of my best friends and I'm so grateful for all of them."
"To me Salve field hockey means being a part of the best team ever," stated Kira Spedden. "These are my best friends. I always know who to go to when I need it-- it's all these girls right behind me."
"Seahawk field hockey to me means dedication and support because these are the most dedicated people I've ever met," said Maggie Hansen.
"It's my home away from home," said Bryn Protheroe about the field hockey team. "They've made me not only the player but the person that I am today."
ON THE HORIZON:
Salve Regina has three NEWMAC games remaining in the regular season. On Tuesday, October 22, the Seahawks will travel to Clark University for a 7 p.m. game.
