WESTON, Mass. – The Colby-Sawyer College field hockey team produced a historic offensive performance on Saturday afternoon, cruising past Regis College (Mass.), 12-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action in Weston, Mass.
Rapid Recap:
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Colby-Sawyer set an aggressive tempo from the opening whistle, striking four times in the first quarter. Junior Brooke Farquhar (Gorham, Maine) opened the floodgates at 4:12 off a feed from senior Kylie Walden (Bellingham, Mass.) before sophomore Jillian Fredette (Weare, N.H.) converted an assist from junior Sophia McAdams (Derry, N.H.) at 9:46. Sophomore Zoe Dries (Windham, Maine) added an unassisted marker at 12:50, and senior Abby Olden (Belchertown, Mass.) cashed in off a Dries setup just 29 seconds later to build a 4-0 cushion.
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The Chargers matched their scoring output in the second frame, striking four times in under five minutes. McAdams scored at 24:53 off a pass from first-year Savannah Therriault (Lebanon, N.H), followed by first-year Sophia Spingola's (Jaffrey, N.H.) first collegiate tally at 26:02 via first-year Makenna Houston (Canaan, N.H.). First-year Madison Garrant (Hampton Fall, N.H.) capitalized on an assist from sophomore Reese Holcomb (Essex Junction, VT.) at 28:17 before Holcomb added an unassisted goal at 29:33 to extend the lead to 8-0 at the break.
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First-year Laurali Shisler (South Berwick, Maine) kept the momentum rolling in the third quarter, finishing a setup from sophomore Olivia Watson (Danvers, Mass.) at 40:00 to stretch the margin to 9-0.
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Colby-Sawyer closed out the contest with three fourth-quarter scores. Farquhar notched her second of the day unassisted at 56:23, Garrant found the cage again off a feed from Shisler at 58:14, and Therriault capped the scoring with an unassisted tally with 16 seconds remaining.
Inside the Numbers:
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Ten different Chargers factored into the scoring sheet, including four players notching their first collegiate goals (McAdams, Spingola, Garrant, and Therriault).
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Farquhar buried two goals to increase her team-leading season total to 18.
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Garrant also tallied a two-goal performance, recording the first multi-goal game of her collegiate career.
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Dries and Shisler each posted multi-point outings with a goal and an assist apiece.
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McAdams and Holcomb each collected three points with a goal and an assist, while Therriault also registered three points on one goal and one assist.
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Walden, Houston, and Watson contributed one assist each in the balanced team effort.
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The Charger defense and goalkeeping unit held the Pride completely off the scoreboard to secure the team's third shutout of 2026.
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With the victory, Colby-Sawyer improves to 9-1 overall and remains perfect in GNAC play at 3-0.
Up Next:
The Chargers (9-1, 3-0 GNAC) return to action on Wednesday, October 7, as they travel to University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) in another conference clash with game time slated for 6:00 PM.
