WESTON, Mass.—Regis College (3-6, 1-2 TCCC) battled the
rainy conditions to post a 3-1 non-conference win over Rivier
College (1-5) in field hockey Tuesday. Rivier's Kristen Tyler* (Thornton, N.H./Plymouth Regional) and Regis' Torie
Pappas (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) scored the first goals for their
respective programs.
In a match-up that saw its share of weathered conditions, so did
both teams. Tyler's score came just three minutes into the game,
and there would not be another score posted by the Raiders.
Tightening up its defense, Regis still allowed Rivier to take 16
total shots, managing 14 on goal. Tyler finished with four shots,
and four shots on goal.
Tyler's goal would beat Regis' Morgan Mitchell (Ashburnahm,
Mass./Oakmont Regional) to the right side of the keeper. Mitchell
faced 14, making 12 saves for Regis College.
Erin Gatsas* (Manchester, N.H./Memorial) had a
team-high five shots, with an equal number being on goal.
Defensively Hilary Bouchard (Wells, Maine/Wells)
and Meghan Stephen (Pelham, N.H./Pelham) posted
two and one defensive saves respectively.
As a team Regis College took fewer shots, but maintained a 44
percent shots on goal average. Five different Pride player's
tallied shots in the game. Candace Ferry (Malden, Mass./Bishop
Fenwick) had a team-high five shots, and posted two goals in the
game, including the game winner in the 60th minute.
In her nine games played, Ferry holds the top spot with six
goals this season. To date this is Ferry's second highest goals
posted in a game. She had a hat trick in a 3-0 defeat of Elms
College (Sept. 8).
The Rivier defense held Regis College from attempting many shots
on Nicole Hauswirth (Cranston, R.I./Cranston
East), the Raiders keeper, for more than 29-minutes. Hauswirth had
three saves in her 70 minutes of play.
Not letting the elements alter its play, Regis' Pappas held firm
within the Raider's scoring area until the ball played to her
stick. Playing a pass from teammate Stacy Burns (Waltham,
Mass./Waltham), Pappas turned her shot into the Pride's first score
of the game with just 1:30 remaining in the first half. The score
marks Pappas' third of the season.
With the game knotted 1-1 for 28 minutes, the attacking Ferry
took a pass from Meghan Robohm (North Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames)
towards Hauswirth. Ferry pulled back her stick and struck the ball
into the upper left corner of the net to give Regis a 2-1 lead at
60:33.
Considering the one goal lead, Ferry's next goal came on an
open-field dribble towards the Raider keeper, just beating
Hauswirth with a shot to the right side.
The respective programs will take to the field on September 30.
Rivier College will travel to Daniel Webster, while Regis College
will host Wheelock. The games are scheduled for 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm
respectively.