NEW LONDON, N.H. – October 28, 2018 – The third-seeded Colby-Sawyer field hockey team defeated six-seeded Anna Maria, 4-1, in Sunday's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament First Round at the Sally Shaw Veitch Turf Field.

Colby-Sawyer improves to 14-4 and advances to the GNAC Semifinals at second seed Lasell on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Anna Maria ends its season at 7-10.

The Chargers scored three times in the first half on seven shots and each team would score once in the second frame.

Junior Rachel Fisher (Lynn, Mass.) got the scoring started 10 minutes into the contest when she one-timed the ball from mid-air into the left side of the cage.

Senior Jordan Teixeira (Exeter, N.H.) doubled the Chargers' lead with a nifty reverse shot from just inside the top of the circle.

Fisher added her second goal of the contest and eighth of the season in the 23rd minute. Fisher moved into a tie for 6th on the all-time goals list with 13 and ninth in points with 28.

Anna Maria got on the board in the 59th minute when Chayna Bingham-Hendricks (Mashpee, Mass.) set up junior teammate Lauren Lapierre (Worcester, Mass.) with a scoring chance. Lapierre did the rest and found the back of the cage with her eighth goal of the year.

Sophomore Bella Robinson (Saco, Maine) put the Chargers back in front by three with a goal with less than two minutes to play.

Colby-Sawyer junior Alie Jones (Cape Neddick, Maine) had two assists in the game.

Colby-Sawyer goalie Abby Ladd (Colchester, Vt.) made two saves and became the program's all-time leader in career wins with 22. Anna Maria goalie Nikki Street (San Jose, Calif.) was saddled with the loss after allowing three goals with one save in 22 minutes. First-year Cassie Micklesavage (Pottstown, Pa.) played the final 48 minutes and allowed one goal and made two saves. Kayla Magierowski (Brimfield, Mass.) contributed a defensive save for the AMCATS.  

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