Wheaton edged by Tufts, 1-0 in non-conference action

October 20, 2005

MEDFORD, MA- Wheaton College fell during non-conference field hockey action to Tufts University, 1-0 on Thursday evening at Bello Field. The Lyons dropped to 6-11 overall and suffered their eighth one-goal loss of the season, while the Jumbos, members of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), improved to 7-4.

Tufts earned the best scoring opportunity of the opening half, as the Jumbos were awarded a penalty stroke midway through the stanza. However, senior Erika Goodwin (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) pushed her shot wide left of the cage.

Just 7:07 into the second period, the Jumbos netted the only goal of the game. Sophomore Ileana Casellas-Katz (Denmark, ME/Fryeburg Academy) sent a shot past Wheaton junior keeper Mary Catherine Boll (Columbus, IN/Miss Porter's School), and the ball barely eluded a defensive player on its way into the net. Junior Shea Clarke (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) later recorded her fifth defensive save of the season to keep the score 1-0.

Boll made 10 saves while Tufts junior Marilyn Duffy-Cabana (Amesbury, MA/Amesbury) notched four stops. The Jumbos held advantages in shots, 18-7 and penalty corners, 12-8.

The Lyons return to Clark Field for a Homecoming weekend contest on Saturday against Saint Joseph's College of Maine at 12:00 p.m. in non-conference action.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Wheaton (6-11) 0 0 0
Tufts (7-4) 0 1 1

2nd Half: TU- Ileana Casellas-Katz (unassisted) 27:53

Goalie Saves: WC- Mary Catherine Boll 10; TU- Marilyn Duffy-Cabana 4

Shots: WC- 7; TU- 18

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