LEICESTER, Mass. – The Becker College field hockey team dropped their season opener to Lasell College by a score of 6-1 on Saturday, as Lasell's Cailin Flannery (Medford, N.J.), Julia Franzik (Wallingford, Conn.) and Megan Horrigan (Wakefield, Mass.) each scored two goals apiece for the Lasers.
THE BASICS
September 1, 2018
Alumni Field
Score: Lasell 6, Becker 1
Records: Lasell (1-1) | Becker (0-1)
1ST HALF
Franzik scored her two goals five minutes apart late in the first half to give the Lasers a 2-0 lead. She broke a scoreless tie at the 21:28 mark with her first goal and added the eventual game-winner at 27:05. Flannery converted a goal off a penalty corner a minute and a half later, with junior Sam Taylor (Hanover, Mass.) assisting, to extend the margin to 3-0.
Becker got on the scoreboard with five minutes left in the first half when Lauren Niemann (Bay Shore, N.Y.) converted her first goal of the season of a penalty corner on assists from Emily Iacovelli (Northbridge, Mass.) and Abigail Leahy (Charlton, Mass.).
2ND HALF
The Lasers poured it on in the second half, out-shooting the home team 16-5 after the break to finish with a 27-13 margin in shots. Horrigan potted her first goal three minutes into the second half after a redirect from a cross, and added her second tally with 6:25 remaining. Flannery finished off the scoring with her second of the game with 2:22 to play.
INSIDE THE NUMERS
- The Lasers poured it on in the second half, out-shooting the home team 17-5 after the break to finish with a 28-13 margin in shots.
- Lasell held a 12-10 advantage in penalty corners.
- Becker's Neimann was the lone scorer for the Hawks on opening day.
- Lasell freshman keeper Makena Leazer (Nashua, N.H.) recorded her first career victory with a six-save effort, while Becker freshman Baileigh Griese (Woodstock, N.Y.) made 13 saves in her collegiate debut.
UP NEXT
Becker hits the road next week, as they travel to Regis for a 7 p.m. contest on Thursday (Sep. 6).
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