Gagnon, Saltamartini Lead Field Hockey over Lasell, 3-1

BOSTON, Mass. ? Sophomore forward Jenna Gagnon (Waterville, Maine) and first year forward Julie Saltamartini (East Hampstead, N.H.) each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Simmons College field hockey team to a 3-1 victory over visiting Lasell College today in a rain-soaked Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest on Winsor Field in Boston, Mass. The Sharks extend their win streak to five straight to improve to 9-4 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play, while the Lasers fall to 4-9 and 1-3. Play Video

Scoring Summary

1st - 21:57 - Courtney Braman (Lasell)
1st - 22:41 - Kelly Williamson (Simmons)
2nd - 56:01 - Jenna Gagnon (Simmons)
2nd - 63:01 - Julie Saltamartini (Simmons)

Game Leaders

Lasell
G: Courtney Braman - 1
A: Ashlee Pechulis - 1
Sh: 3 Players (#6, #12, #21) - 1
Sv: Taylor Sheehan - 5
Simmons
G: 3 Players (#8, #17, #21) - 1
A: 3 Players (#9, #17, #21) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#17, #21) - 4
Sv: Brianna Rastello - 2

Team Stats

Lasell
Simmons

Shots (on goal)

3 (3)
12 (8)

Saves

5
2

Fouls

37
36

Penalty Corners

6
7
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Posted: Oct 11, 2014

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore forward Jenna Gagnon (Waterville, Maine) and first year forward Julie Saltamartini (East Hampstead, N.H.) each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Simmons College field hockey team to a 3-1 victory over visiting Lasell College today in a rain-soaked Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest on Winsor Field in Boston, Mass. The Sharks extend their win streak to five straight to improve to 9-4 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play, while the Lasers fall to 4-9 and 1-3. 

Simmons controlled the match with a 12-3 shot advantage and also edged Lasell, 7-6, on penalty corners. 

Gagnon's second marker of the season came on a short cross from Saltamartini to set her up for a quick shot in front of the cage at the 56:01 mark to give the Sharks a 2-1 edge. Saltamartini added an insurance goal exactly seven minutes later for Simmons. Junior forward Amy Cronin (Georgetown, Mass.) found her with the entry pass on a penalty corner that Saltamartini settled and then blasted a shot from just inside the top of the circle for her team-high 10th goal of the season and a 3-1 margin.

The Lasers cracked the scoring column first when junior midfielder Ashlee Pechulis (Westfield, Mass.) centered a cross from the left side of the circle to a waiting Courtney Braman (Gardner, Mass.), who put a sweeping shot into the back of the cage with 21:57 gone in the opening half. The home team wasted no time pulling even with a score just 44 seconds later. A cross from Gagnon led senior forward Kelly Williamson (Natick, Mass.) to the left slot, where she slipped a shot just inside the post for her seventh goal of the year at 22:41 to knot the score at 1-1.
 
Sophomore keeper Brianna Rastello (Salem, N.H.) earned the victory with a pair of saves for the Sharks, while junior keeper Taylor Sheehan (Brewster, Mass.) stopped five shots in her first match of the season after coming back from injury for Lasell.
Scoreboard
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