Eastern Conn. St. ECSU (3-12-1, 1-4)

Plymouth St. PSU (10-5, 3-2)

Eastern Conn. St. ECSU

(3-12-1, 1-4)

Final

Oct. 28, 2023

Plymouth St. PSU

(10-5, 3-2)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Eastern Conn. St. ECSU	0	0	0	0	0
Plymouth St. PSU	1	0	1	0	2

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Field Hockey | 10/28/2023 6:48:00 PM | Craig Russell, Athletics Communications Assistant

FH: Antonucci posts shutout over Eastern Connecticut in regular season finale

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior Taylor Healey (Campton, N.H.) scored a pair of goals and classmate Kayla Antonucci (Windham, N.H.) turned away all 12 shots she faced to lift Plymouth State University to a 2-0 win over Eastern Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference (LEC) field hockey game on Panther Field on Saturday.

PSU got on the board just 4:41 into the contest when junior Jenna Stowell (Londonderry, N.H.) fired a shot that hit an Eastern Connecticut defender. Healey tracked the blocked shot and slammed it home for her 22nd goal of the season. The Warriors fired nine shots on cage in the first half, but Antonucci stood tall as PSU went into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

Early in the third quarter, Healey doubled the lead when she received a pass from senior Mackenzie Labrie (Canaan, N.H.) in tight and went in alone on goal. She calmly shot the ball low and past the ECSU goalie for the 2-0 lead. The defensive battle ensued, as there was a total of just four shots on target between the two teams in the second half. Antonucci made three saves in the final two quarters to earn her third shutout of the season.

Prior to the game, Plymouth State honored its senior class in an on-field ceremony; Healey, Antonucci, Labrie, Savanah Connor (Dover, N.H.), Jenna Freni (Lynnfield, Mass.), Athena Comeau (Rutland, Mass.), Emma Lord (North Reading, Mass.) and Piper Sherbert (Freeport, Maine).

Plymouth State wraps up the regular season with an 11-5 record (4-2 LEC), while Eastern Connecticut drops to 3-12-1 (1-5 LEC). PSU now turns its attention to the LEC Tournament, as the third-seeded Panthers will host sixth-seeded WestConn in a first round on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at 4:00 p.m.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 2, Eastern Connecticut 0
- Plymouth State (11-5, 4-2 LEC)
- Eastern Connecticut (3-12-1, 1-5 LEC)

How it Happened:

PSU got on the board 4:41 into the contest on Healey's 22nd of the year.
Antonucci stood tall as ECSU pressed consistently for the equalizer.
The Panthers' defense was equally impressive, turning away 11 Warriors' penalty corners in the first half as PSU carried the one-goal lead into the break.
Healey scored off a pass from Labrie to double the lead.
Both teams clamped down defensively for the remainder of the game, only allowing three total shots.
Antonucci stopped all three shots she faced over the final two quarters.
PSU held on for the 2-0 win in the regular season finale.

By the Numbers: