NORTON, Mass. -- (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)-- Salve Regina University field hockey's Natalie Vaughan scored in the first minute of action against the hosting Wheaton College Lyons which allowed for Georgia Costello, Julia Decker, Shannon Kennedy and Kira Spedden to break the game wide open in a 6-2 NEWMAC win for the Seahawks.

Vaughan's goal, her third of the season, stuck for just over 15 minutes before Wheaton's Riley Levrault tied the game at 1-1. This wasn't a deterrent for Salve Regina, because Costello scored the next two goals in a 35 second span and Decker, Kennedy and Spedden added in between the 33 and 55 minute marks. Costello's first goal was the result of a penalty corner after she snaked around the Lyons goalkeeper and fired at the right post and her second goal came off her own rebounded save.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Salve Regina 6, Wheaton 2
Records: Salve Regina (11-1, 4-1 NEWMAC), Wheaton (6-6, 0-5 NEWMAC)
History: Salve Regina has an 8-3 all-time advantage over Wheaton. Last year on the turf of Gaudet Field the Seahawks limited the Lyons to only one goal in a 4-1 victory. Shannon Kennedy, Julia Decker and Georgia Costello were the three Seahawks that scored in the encounter.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Salve Regina outshot Wheaton 26-17. Costello had the most shots on goal of anyone with six.
• Decker scored her 12th goal of the season and she remains the Seahawks leading scorer this season.
• The visiting Seahawks has a 13-9 advantage in penalty corners. 
• Bryn Protheroe earned her tenth win of the season. She now totals 50 saves in 61 shots faced for a GAA of 1.07 and a save percentage of .820.

ON THE HORIZON:
The Seahawks return to the Gaudet Field turf on Saturday, October 12 at noon for a NEWMAC game against Babson College.