Lyons drop NEWMAC road contest to Wellesley

October 5, 2005

WELLESLEY, MA- Sophomore Lyndsie Ryalls (Branford, CT/Branford) gave the Wheaton College field hockey team a 1-0 lead before Wellesley College responded with the final five goals of the game in the Lyons' 5-1 loss in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Wednesday. Wheaton fell to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in the NEWMAC while the Blue improved to 7-3 and 2-1.

Ryalls netted her fifth goal of the season unassisted less than nine minutes into the game, and the Lyons maintained the 1-0 lead until late in the half. With 5:01 remaining until intermission, Wellesley junior Beth Kelley (Lynnfield, MA/Lynnfield) tallied the equalizer before classmate Lydia Parzych (Auburn, MA/Auburn) netted the game-winner 74 seconds later.

Wellesley fired home three insurance goals during a 6:49 span of the second half, as senior Lindsey Holiday (Wellesley, MA/Wellesley) scored the first two before classmate Karyn Benson (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) capped the scoring at 22:23.

Senior keeper Emily Fiskio (Branford, CT/Branford) turned aside 16 shots during the game for Wheaton, becoming the third Lyon in program history with 600 career saves, while junior Shea Clarke (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) notched a defensive save in the first half. Freshman Emily Hewitt (Alexandria, VA/Saint Stephen's & Saint Agnes School) made four stops as the Blue held advantages of 47-10 in shots and 16-2 in penalty corners.

Wheaton travels to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Saturday for a league contest at 12:00 p.m.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Wheaton (3-8, 0-3) 1 0 1
Wellesley (7-3, 2-1) 2 3 5

1st Half: WC- Lyndsie Ryalls (unassisted) 26:18; WELL- Beth Kelley (unassisted) 5:01, Lydia Parzych (Jenn Shrull) 3:47

2nd Half: WELL- Lindsey Holiday (unassisted) 29:12, Holiday (Alice Lim) 25:12, Karyn Benson (Parzych) 22:23

Goalie Saves: WC- Emily Fiskio 16; WELL- Emily Hewitt 4

Shots: WC- 10; WELL- 47

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