PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Taylor Healey (Campton, N.H.) scored three times to help Plymouth State University to a 4-0 win over Bridgewater State University in a Little East Conference (LEC) field hockey matchup at Panther Field on Saturday afternoon.
Healey scored her first of the game on a tomahawk shot just 1:30 into the game. The Bridgewater State defense kept the Panthers off the board for the rest of the half despite multiple scoring opportunities. The Panthers' defense was just as stingy, though, not allowing a single shot on goal for the entire half.
The PSU offense kept pushing and junior
Athena Comeau (Rutland, Mass.) broke through when she scored just 2:28 into the third quarter to extend the lead to 2-0. Healey scored two more to complete the hat trick in a span of just under two minutes in the third quarter to give her a team-leading 21 goals on the year.
The Bears' offense gained its only chance of the game late in the fourth quarter off a penalty corner, but junior
Kayla Antonucci (Windham, N.H.) turned it aside to preserve the shutout as the Panthers cruised to the 4-0 win.
Plymouth State improves to 10-4 (8-2 LEC), while Bridgewater State dips to 2-13 and 1-9 in the LEC.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 4, Bridgewater State 0
- Plymouth State (10-4, 8-2 LEC)
- Bridgewater State (2-13, 1-9 LEC)
How it Happened:
- PSU got on the board early on Healey's 19th of the season just 1:30 into the contest.
- The Panthers' defense didn't allow a single Bridgewater State shot to reach the cage in the first half, yet PSSU held just a 1-0 lead at the break.
- Comeau cashed in early in the third quarter to extend the lead to 2-0.
- Healey notched her 20th and 21st goals of the season just under two minutes apart in the third.
- Antonucci turned aside the only shot she faced in the late stages of the fourth quarter to earn the shutout.
- The Panthers cruised to the 4-0 win.
By the Numbers:
- Comeau has scored for the eighth straight game.
- Antonucci picked up her first shutout of the season.
- PSU outshot the Bears by an 8-1 margin.
- Healey's team-high 21 goals are third-most in the LEC.
- Plymouth State has won 10-of-11 and 13-of-15 against the Bears, though Bridgewater State did pull out a 2-1 win last October.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State is back home on Tuesday (Oct. 25) at 6:00 p.m. for an LEC matchup against Southern Maine in a battle for the top spot in the league.
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