Plymouth State Defeats Colby-Sawyer 17-13 in Regular Season Finale
NEW LONDON, N.H. – April 23, 2009 – Plymouth State freshman Brianna Davis (Framingham, Mass.) scored six times to lead the visiting Panthers past Colby-Sawyer, 17-13 on senior day at Kelsey Field. Plymouth State ends its regular season with a 5-8 overall record and awaits their opponent in the Little East Conference playoffs next week. The Chargers finish the regular season with a 3-10 record and will travel to Endicott on Tuesday, April 28 for a TCCC tournament opening round match.
Junior Taylor Cambal (West Yarmouth, Mass.) got the Panthers on the board first with a tally a minute and a half into the game. Both teams jockeyed for field position for the next eight minutes until sophomore Hannah Cullen (Penacook, N.H.) tied the game at 1-1. The first half remained close with multiple ties and lead changes. After a goal from Colby-Sawyer senior Allicia Murphy (No. Bennington, Vt.) tied the game at 4-4, the Panthers closed with another tally from Cambal with under a minute to play.
The first ten minutes of the second half was a mirror image of the first with three more ties. However, Plymouth State rattled off five straight goals over the next seven minutes to take a commanding 14-9 lead. Davis scored three of her six goals in that stretch. The Chargers would get the lead down to three on a goal from freshman Liz Allen (Holden, Mass.) but could not overcome the deficit.
Allen led the Chargers with four goals. Junior Elaina Kennedy (Sunderland, Mass.) scored three times and Cullen added two goals. Murphy, playing her last home game in front of the Charger faithful, finished with two goals and five draw controls. Freshman Laura Strelis (Arlington, Mass.) scored once and had a game-high seven draw controls.
Davis led the Panthers with six goals and two assists, while Cambal chipped in four. Junior Kalie Judd (Peabody, Mass.) had a solid game with two goals and a game-high six ground balls. Freshman Nicole Grover (Yarmouth, Maine) netted three goals and added two assists.
Freshman Nicole Provencher (Guilford, Conn.) earned the victory for the Panthers and made eight saves. Freshman Ali Herrera (Redding, Conn.) made six saves in the loss.
