NEWTON, Mass.  – The Colby-Sawyer field hockey team had a set back on Saturday falling to Lasell by a 6-1 final.

Rapid Recap: 

• The Chargers had the first two chances as first year Aubrey Fischer (Weare, N.H.) and senior Aleah Murph (Portland, Maine) both had shots get blocked. The Lasers countered with a shot on target seven minutes in that junior Carly Bernard (Swanze, N.H.) turned away. After two more saves by Bernard the home team got on the board behind a goal by Abbey Playle in the 14th minute to give the Lasers a 1-0 headed into the second. A tough four minute stretch plagued the Chargers in the second quarter as the Lasers added three quick scores to balloon the lead to 4-0. Sheridan Blaha tallied two goals with Playle adding the other. In the tail end of the first half the Chargers got on the board as sophomore Cecilia Ponzini (Windham, N.H.) scored as time was about to expire. 
• In the second half Murph and Bernard kept the deficit at three with a pair of defensive saves and six normal saves. In the 40th minute the Lasers got back in the scoring column as Blaha registered the hat trick. Junior Courtney Larson (Auburn, Maine) came out shooting in the fourth quarter getting off three shots but Courtney Tello made key plays to keep the lead at 5-1. Lasell added an insurance goal in the 54th minute to pick up the big conference win.

Inside The Numbers: 

• Ponzini registered her second goal of the season in loss. 
• Murph tallied three defensive saves on the day with first year Aili Carney (Derry, N.H.) adding another. 
• Bernard made a career-best 12 saves in the loss.

Up Next:  
The Chargers will host Rivier in a Granite State showdown in New London on Tuesday October 10th with a 4:00 PM start.

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