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October 17, 2012
Recap | Box Score

Griczika Tricks Wildcats

Final 1 2 T
Wheelock (1-8 (1-2 NECC)) 2 0 2
Becker (2-12 (2-1 NECC)) 2 2 4
Scoring Summary
1st - 10:40 Michelle Griczika (Becker)
1st - 30:04 Despina Savvoulides (Wheelock)
1st - 33:54 Despina Savvoulides (Wheelock)
1st - 34:56 Michelle Griczika (Becker)
2nd - 52:41 Michelle Griczika (Becker)
2nd - 62:28 Amy Giguere (Becker)
WheelockBecker
G: Despina Savvoulides - 2
A: Taylor Rogers - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#6, #11 - 3)
Sv: Michelle Greene - 6
G: Michelle Griczika - 3
A: 3 Players (#3, #9, #10 - 1)
Sh: Katherine Dimascio - 5
Sv: Gabrielle Gallo - 6
TEAM STATISTICS WheelockBecker
Shots (on goal) 12 (8) 11 (10)
Saves 6 6
Fouls 0 0
Penalty Corners 9 4
full stats

LEICESTER, MASS. – Junior Michelle Griczika (Barre, Mass.) recorded a hat-trick to help lead Becker College to a 4-2 victory in New England Collegiate Conference women's field hockey action Wednesday afternoon. The win lifts the Hawks to 2-12 (2-1 NECC), while the Wildcats fall to 1-8 (1-2 NECC).

The Hawks got on the board 10:40 into the game when Jessica Wheelahan (Watertown, Conn.) setup Michelle Griczika in front of the Wildcats net for an early 1-0 advantage. Wheelock tied the game when Despina Savvoulides (Norwalk, Conn.) scored on a penalty stroke. The Wildcats took the lead in the 33rd minute when Savvoulides redirected a shot from Taylor Rogers, into the top right corner of the net. With four seconds remaining in the first half, Griczika scored her second goal of the game on an assist from Katherine DiMascio (Braintree, Mass.), tying the game at 2-2.

Becker took the lead for good in the 52nd minute when Griczika completed the hat-trick on an assist from Amy Giguere (Colrain, Mass.). Giguere gave the Hawks some breathing room in the 62nd minute when she blasted a shot from the right corner, making the final 4-2.

Becker goalie Gabrielle Gallo (Northport, N.Y.) made six saves in the game. The Hawks return to action on Friday, October 19, when they host NECC rival Elms College at 4:00 p.m. Wheelock goalie Michelle Greene (Mansfield, Mass.) turned away six shots on net. The Wildcats get back to work on Saturday, October 20, when they host Bay Path College at 1:00 p.m.