PAXTON, Mass. - September 3, 2016 - The Colby-Sawyer field hockey team cruised to a 5-1 victory at Anna Maria on Saturday afternoon.

Colby-Sawyer evens its record at 1-1 and will have a quick turnaround with a 1 p.m. game tomorrow at Elms. The AMCATS fall to 0-2 on the season.

Colby-Sawyer controlled the game and outshot the AMCATS 24-4 and held an 11-2 advantage on penalty corners. 

The Chargers netted two goals in the first half and controlled possession for most of the half. After numerous scoring chances off of penalty corners, Paige Veins (Middlebury, Vt.) netted the first goal on a reverse sweep in the 19th minute. Jordan Teixeira (Exeter, N.H.) assisted on the goal.

Nearly 10 minutes later, Colby-Sawyer made it 2-0 as Alie Jones (Cape Neddick, Mass.) took the ball off an AMCAT defender and shot it near-corner into the open net for her first collegiate tally. 

Colby-Sawyer continued to dominate play in the early minutes of the second half as well. In the 43rd minute, Teixeira scored for herself off a scrum in front of the net to put the Chargers up 3-0.

In the 55th minute, the Chargers opened a 4-0 lead off a penalty corner as Veins tapped it to Teixeira who passed it to goal scorer Erika Leach (Barrington, N.H.). 

Anna Maria broke up the shutout in the 56th minute as they capitalized on their second penalty corner of the game. Lauren Beauregard (Hubbardston, Mass.) passed the ball to Ashley George (Leicester, Mass.), who set up the scoring strike for Moran.

A final goal by Colby-Sawyer in the 62nd minute by Viens sealed the 5-1 win for the visitors.

Colby-Sawyer goalkeeper Xena Ras (Woodstock Valley, Conn.) earned the win in net for Colby-Sawyer with a three-save performance. Junior Bryanna Tobin (Deep River, Conn.) took the loss for Anna Maria, surrendering four goals and making five saves in just over 54 minutes of action. Freshman Rhiannon Fletcher (Royalston, Mass.) tallied seven saves in the final 15:48 of the game.

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---courtesy of Anna Maria