Field Hockey Falls to Wheaton

Simmons Field Hockey opened their season at home Tuesday night with a 3-1 loss to Wheaton College. Wheaton?s Alisa Ardito (Branford, CT) scored twice within the first seven minutes of the first half. Simmons regrouped, and freshman Lee Sutherland (Wolfeboro, NH) scored, with an assist from junior forward Emily Sypher (Orono, ME). Lasell?s Caitlyn Walker and Tia Pratt each scored a goal lifting the Lasers to a 2-0 North Atlantic Conference victory against Simmons on Thursday afternoon at Grellier Field. The Sharks fall to 4-11, NAC 0-4, while Lasell improved to 6-7, NAC 2-2.

Scoring Summary

1st - 4:30 - Alisa Ardito (Wheaton (Mass.))
1st - 5:22 - Alisa Ardito (Wheaton (Mass.))
1st - 18:42 - Lee Sutherland (Simmons)
1st - 62:11 - Alex Block (Wheaton (Mass.))

Game Leaders

Wheaton (Mass.)
G: Alisa Ardito - 2
A: 2 Players (#3, #16) - 1
Sh: Alisa Ardito - 8
Sv: Andrea Bagley - 6
Simmons
G: Lee Sutherland - 1
A: Emily Sypher - 1
Sh: Katie Bonney - 3
Sv: Mary Simeoli - 10

Team Stats

Wheaton (Mass.)
Simmons

Shots (on goal)

26 (0)
7 (0)

Saves

6
10

Fouls

0
0

Penalty Corners

11
8
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Posted: Sep 02, 2008

Simmons Field Hockey opened their season at home Tuesday night with a 3-1 loss to Wheaton College.

Wheaton's Alisa Ardito (Branford, CT) scored twice within the first seven minutes of the first half. Simmons regrouped, and freshman Lee Sutherland (Wolfeboro, NH) scored, with an assist from junior forward Emily Sypher (Orono, ME).

The second half saw a more controlled pace from the Sharks with a few near misses on goal. Wheaton's Alex Block (Saratoga, CA) scored the Lyons' final goal with eight minutes remaining on the clock.

The Sharks' freshman goalkeeper Mary Simeoli (Westfield, MA) turned away 10 shots in her debut for Simmons field hockey.

Head Coach Kate Leonard was pleased with her team's efforts as the team begins to rebuild. "Overall, I think they played hard, and did well spotting open players and blocking free hits," said Leonard. "Emily made some smart decisions, and Nicole Morrison on defense was aggressive and had the right energy. She was there when we needed it in the back."

Sharks Field Hockey will see more action on Thursday, September 4, when they play away at UMass-Dartmouth at 7:00pm.

Scoreboard
  • Sat, 10/28 Field Hockey vs. No. 5 New England College L, 2-1 (Final) RC | BX | V | Program
  • Tue, 10/24 Field Hockey at Saint Joseph's College of Maine W, 5-0 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Sat, 10/21 Field Hockey at Anna Maria W, 2-1 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Wed, 10/18 Field Hockey vs. Dean W, 7-0 (Final) RC | BX | V | PR
  • Sat, 10/14 Field Hockey vs. Regis (Mass.) W, 10-0 (Final) RC | BX | V | Program