Wheaton field hockey moves to 4-0 for first time in 12 years

September 9, 2006

NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College field hockey team pulled out its third one-goal decision of the season with a 2-1 victory over Endicott College during the Lyons' home opener on Saturday at Clark Field. The Blue and White is off to its first 4-0 start since 1994, while the Gulls fall to 2-2.

Freshman Alex Block (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga) tallied her second goal of the year just 1:46 into the contest to give the Lyons a lead they never relinquished. Junior Sara Dimick (Cumberland, ME/Greely) set up the play inside the circle, feeding the ball to Block, whose soft shot found Endicott senior keeper Erin Curry's (Hampstead, NH/Gould Academy) five-hole.

With nearly 23 minutes remaining in the opening half, Endicott found itself on the Wheaton doorstep with five consecutive penalty corners, but senior keeper Mary Catherine Boll (Columbus, IN/Miss Porter's School) came up with two stops, and junior back Kim Anson (Washington, CT/Shepaug Valley) turned in a crucial defensive save on junior Jennifer Rheaume's (Blackstone, MA/Blackstone-Millville Regional) shot.

Midway through the half, Dimick netted her sixth goal of the season after driving into the circle, juking a defender and sliding a shot from the far post into the left side of the cage. Wheaton's lead remained two goals after freshman back Andria Laroche (Skowhegan, ME/Skowhegan Area) snuffed out an Endicott 2-on-1 break with a defensive save with less than two minutes remaining in the opening stanza.

Endicott broke through with 7:18 left in regulation, as Boll stopped a shot by sophomore Jennifer Beech (Devonshire, Bermuda/Saltus Grammar) before senior Caitlin Murray (Templeton, MA/Gardner) pounced on the rebound and sent home a backhander.

The teams each recorded 13 shots during the contest, while Endicott held a 12-9 edge in penalty corners. Boll stopped five shots for Wheaton, while Curry and sophomore Chelsea DeFeo (York, ME/York) each played one half and combined on six saves.

Wheaton begins a stretch where it plays four of five contests on the road with a game tomorrow at national power Bowdoin College at 1:00 p.m. The Lyons narrowly fell to the Polar Bears, 1-0 last year, before Bowdoin finished fourth in the final National Field Hockey Coaches Association of American (NFHCA) poll. Wheaton is looking to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1991.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Endicott (2-2) 0 1 1
Wheaton (4-0) 2 0 2

1st Half: WC- Alex Block (Sara Dimick) 1:46, Dimick (unassisted) 18:32

2nd Half: EC- Caitlin Murray (unassisted) 62:42

Goalie Saves: WC- Mary Catherine Boll 5; EC- Erin Curry (35:00) 2, Chelsea DeFeo (35:00) 4

Shots: WC- 13; EC- 13

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