NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College field hockey team produced an offensive masterclass on Senior Day, firing 56 shots and seeing eight different goal-scorers find the cage in a 12-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) rout of Elms College on Saturday afternoon at Sally Shaw Veitch Track & Field.
Rapid Recap:
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Colby-Sawyer took immediate command with a five-goal explosion in the opening 15 minutes. Junior Brooke Farquhar opened the floodgates at 3:49 off a pass from senior Abby Olden before Olden tucked home an unassisted marker at 5:29.
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Sophomore Jillian Fredette converted a feed from sophomore Lily Goerlich at 7:48, followed by Olden's second tally of the quarter at 9:16 off a setup from senior Aili Carney. First-year Madison Garrant closed the opening-quarter barrage with an unassisted strike at 12:18 to make it 5-0.
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After a scoreless second frame, the Chargers added three more in the third period. Fredette finished a feed from Farquhar at 36:20, Farquhar scored off a pass from Garrant at 41:20, and senior Aubrey Fischer buried an unassisted goal at 42:44 to stretch the lead to 8-0.
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The Chargers punctuated the victory with four fourth-quarter tallies, including two in a 39-second span. First-year Savannah Therriault scored off Farquhar's second assist at 47:50 before senior Mikayla Thornton struck at 48:29 off a pass from first-year Makenna Houston.
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Farquhar completed her hat trick just 17 seconds later at 48:46 on a setup from Fredette, and first-year Sofia Bush capped the Senior Day festivities at 58:56 by finishing an Olden cross for the 12-0 final.
Inside the Numbers:
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Farquhar recorded an eight-point afternoon with three goals and two assists, extending her GNAC-leading season numbers to 26 goals and 10 assists (62 points).
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Olden totaled six points with two goals and two assists, raising her season totals to eight goals and eight assists (24 points).
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Fredette turned in a four-point day with two goals and an assist, pushing her season line to 11 goals and 14 assists (36 points).
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Garrant logged a three-point contest with a goal and an assist.
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Fischer, Therriault, Thornton, and Bush each recorded single tallies, while Carney, Goerlich, and Houston added single assists.
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The Chargers' defensive unit did not allow a single shot or penalty corner across 60 minutes of action.
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Colby-Sawyer held a 56-0 advantage in total shots, putting 39 attempts on cage, while holding a 6-0 edge in penalty corners.
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With the victory, the Chargers extend their winning streak to 10 consecutive games, improve to 15-1 overall, and remain perfect in GNAC play at 9-0.
Up Next:
The Chargers (15-1, 9-0 GNAC) wrap up regular-season play on Wednesday, October 28, traveling to Worcester, Mass. for a 6:00pm game before heading into the GNAC playoffs next Saturday.
