Williams College Field Hockey vs. Colby, 4-309:16AM / Monday, September 28, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Despite a patchy second half, Williams (3-2, 3-0 NESCAC) put together a solid first period, securing their 4-3 win against Colby (3-2, 1-2 NESCAC). Undefeated in conference, the Ephs' victory against Colby was due to a strong team effort and crucial performances by several individuals on both ends of the field.
From the outset of the first period, the Ephs' played with unmatched intensity. 11:48 into the game Williams gained the lead for good when sophomore Lucy Rollins (Rye, NY) scored the game winning goal off an assist by junior Alice Bearn (Bethlehem, PA). Eight minutes later, senior captains Whit Thayer (Lancaster, PA) and Anne de Saint Phalle (Bronxville, NY) tag-teamed off one of six penalty corners improving the score to 2-0 in the Ephs' favor. Colby remained scoreless going into the second period with one penalty corner for the half. Williams had 12 shots to Colby’s 8.
The second period saw a more scrappy performance by the Mules sparked by a goal only 25 seconds into the half by Colby junior Heather Quadir off a pass by first-year Lucy Gerrity. Williams answered with another goal 40:43 minutes into the game when junior Lindsey Davies (Greenwich, CT) hit net off an assist by sophomore Ariel Lyddane (Greenwich, CT) returning the Ephs' to a 2 point lead over the Mules. Davies found the net again only five minutes later off a second assist by Bearne.
Near the end of the second, fatigue kicked in as Williams lost a little of their composure allowing the Mules to slide in and slash the margin to two on Quadir’s second goal of the game unassisted. With only two seconds remaining, the Mules made the most of a penalty corner earning their third and final goal as the clock expired by first-year Courtney Erskine. Despite some moments of weakness for the Ephs' in the second, they still came out on top finishing the game 4-3 with 8 shots to Colby’s 20 and 3 penalty corners to the Mules 11.
Lindsey Davies put forth her best performance of the season using her speed and finishing in front of the net. On the defensive side, sophomore Karyn Moss (Medfield) and senior captain Amy Siedlecki (Madison, CT) had key roles in holding off the feisty Mules throughout competition with the latter gaining a defensive save for the Ephs' in the first period.
Junior goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, CT) played well for the Ephs' against an aggressive offense tallying 12 saves over the course of 70 minutes. Mule goalie Liz Fountaine also played the full 70 minutes in the net finishing with 10 saves.
“This was a good conference win for us,” Commented Coach Alix Burrale, “I look forward to seeing our continuing progression if we improve on the things we lacked in the second half.”
The Ephs' play again Wednesday night at 7PM at Springfield. |
