BOSTON, Mass. – October 23, 2019 - The Colby-Sawyer field hockey team fell at Simmons University, 2-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match on Wednesday afternoon. 

Simmons improve to 7-9 overall and 4-3 in GNAC play. The Sharks host Wellesley on Saturday at 10 a.m.  Colby-Sawyer falls to 7-8 overall and 3-3 in conference action. The Chargers will celebrate senior day on Saturday at noon against Anna Maria.
 
Simmons scored both of its goals in a span of 94 seconds after both teams were held scoreless for the first 54-plus minutes of the match. Junior forward Lily D'Anna (Woodstock, Vt.) fired a pair of shots inside the circle that were both stopped, but senior forward Olivia Trull (Lowell, Mass.) collected the rebound in front of the cage and struck for her team-high ninth marker of the season to put the home team on the board with 5:17 showing on the fourth quarter clock.
 
The Sharks duplicated their effort just a minute and a half later when sophomore forward Haley Dover (West Springfield, Mass.) put a shot on frame, but was denied by the Colby-Sawyer keeper before senior forward Hannah Scott (Claremont, N.H.) corralled the rebound and scored on a put-back for her second tally of the year and a 2-0 lead with 3:43 remaining in the game.
 
The Chargers looked to score early in the first quarter when senior forward Alie Jones (Cape Neddick, Maine) fired a shot that was turned back and collected the rebound, but her shot went wide left.
 
Junior goalie Lucy McNamara (Brewster, Mass.) recorded five saves to earn the shutout. Junior keeper Abby Ladd (Colchester, Vt.) stopped six shots and senior back Kailyn Lapham (Medway, Mass.) made a defensive save for Colby-Sawyer.
 
Simmons outshot the Chargers 13-7 and had a 6-5 edge in penalty corners. 

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--Courtesy of Simmons