LEICESTER, Mass.- Becker College fell to Colby-Sawyer College 4-1 in non-conference women's field hockey action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. The loss drops the Hawks record to 1-5 while the Chargers rise to 3-3.
Colby-Sawyer got on the board 22:10 into the game when Taylor O'Connor (Franklin, N.H.) found Brittany Grandbois (East Barre, Vt.) near the left post for her fourth goal of the season.
Grandbois netted her second goal of the game in the 43rd minute when she gathered a rebound in front of the Hawks net, tipping it past Gabrielle Gallo (Northport, N.Y.) for the 2-0 lead. Paige Viens (Middlebury, Vt.) put Colby-Sawyer ahead 3-0 when she put back a rebound next to the left post. Grandbois complete the hat-trick in the 52nd minute on an assist from Jordan Teixeira (Exeter, N.H.) to make the score 4-0.
The Hawks avoided the shutout in the 66th minute on Brittany Bebeau's (Harrisville, R.I.) first maker of the season. Gabrielle Gallo finished the game with 16 saves while teammate Nikolle Storey (Cumberland, Maine) registered a defensive save.
Jodi Dumayne (Claremont, N.H.) played the first 56:40 of the game, turning away all five shots she faced.
Colby-Sawyer returns to action tomorrow when they travel to Bay Path University for a 5:00 p.m. start. Becker will host Worcester State University on Tuesday, September 22 at 4:00 p.m.
