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Jill Souza

Field Hockey

Seahawks fly past Bison, 8-2

Box Score
Salve Regina 8, Nichols 2
Newport, R.I. – Toppa Field
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
 
All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison now trailed the all-time series, 15-16, and have lost four in a row.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1 - Salve Regina senior Abigail Tepper (Foxboro, Mass.) – tallied five points on two goals and an assist
2 – Salve Regina junior Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.) – also racked up five points on two goals and an assist
3 – Salve Regina senior Julia Grover (Cotuit, Mass.) – recorded a goal and an assist
 
Quick Synopsis
The first-place Seahawks built a 4-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Tepper – who scored two goals in a win at Nichols last month – added two more while Gendreau also notched a pair. Freshmen Courteney White (Orange, Mass.) and Taylor Shippee (Shelburne Falls, Mass.) each scored for the Bison.
 
Key Stat of the Game
The Seahawks scored eight goals on the evening, this after scoring 11 against Nichols in last month's win – the most ever allowed by the Bison in one game.
 
Turning Point
Goals by Tepper and Gendreau less than three minutes apart midway through the first half gave the home team a 3-0 lead which became 4-0 before the end of the half.
 
Quick Hits
-Junior Brooke Marion (South Hadley, Mass.) recorded a pair of defensive saves for the Bison, bringing her season total to 14.
-The Seahawks scored five-or-more goals for the ninth time this season. Tepper, meanwhile, extended her scoring streak to 12 games.
-Junior Jacqueline O'Connor (Palmer, Mass.) picked up an assist on White's goal, her second helper of the season.
-Junior Katherine Cotton (Kennebunk, Maine) surrendered three goals on four shots before exiting in the first half.
-Salve Regina outshot the Bison 21-8.
-Sophomore Jessie Severino (Branford, Conn.) made three saves in 51:02 of action to move to 16-2 on the season for SRU.
 
Next up
Nichols (1-15, 0-11 CCC) – Saturday, October 31 @ Endicott, 1:00 p.m.
Salve Regina (15-3, 10-1 CCC) – Saturday, October 31 @ UNE, 4:00 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Katherine Cotton

#90 Katherine Cotton

GK
5' 3"
Junior
Brooke Marion

#24 Brooke Marion

B
5' 7"
Junior
Jacqueline O

#9 Jacqueline O'Connor

M
5' 2"
Junior
Taylor Shippee

#12 Taylor Shippee

B
6' 1"
Freshman
Courteney White

#8 Courteney White

F/M
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Katherine Cotton

#90 Katherine Cotton

5' 3"
Junior
GK
Brooke Marion

#24 Brooke Marion

5' 7"
Junior
B
Jacqueline O

#9 Jacqueline O'Connor

5' 2"
Junior
M
Taylor Shippee

#12 Taylor Shippee

6' 1"
Freshman
B
Courteney White

#8 Courteney White

5' 4"
Freshman
F/M