PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Lexi Berrettini (Lake Bluff, Ill.) scored three goals and added an assist to lead Plymouth State University to a 7-1 victory over the University of Massachusetts Boston in a Little East Conference (LEC) field hockey game at Panther Field on Saturday. The game served as PSU's
Morgan's Message Game, part of an initiative aimed at eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community.
The Panthers came out firing, taking an early lead when sophomore
Claire Toleman (Cambridge, N.Y.) scored her first goal of the season just 3:50 into the contest. Berrettini followed less than three minutes later, scoring on a feed from senior
Sarah Adamske (Windham, N.H.) to make it 2-0. Junior
Georgia Coleman (North Conway, N.H.) added her fourth goal of the season before Berrettini scored again to close out the first-quarter scoring and give the Panthers a 4-0 lead.
Freshman
Amelia Avery (Campton, N.H.) scored her fourth goal of the season midway through the second quarter as the Panthers carried a commanding 5-0 lead into halftime.
PSU continued its offensive dominance early in the third quarter when sophomore
Cassidy Leger (Bellingham, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season on a penalty corner. Berrettini completed her hat trick just over a minute later to extend the lead to 7-0. UMass Boston spoiled the shutout bid midway through the fourth quarter.
Plymouth State improves to 3-9 (2-0 LEC), while the Beacons fall to 0-11 (0-2 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 7, UMass Boston 1
- Plymouth State (3-9, 2-0 LEC)
- UMass Boston (0-11, 0-2 LEC)
How it Happened:
- PSU got on the board early when Berrettini set up Toleman just 3:50 into the contest.
- Berrettini scored less than three minutes later to make it 2-0.
- Coleman added her fourth goal of the season before Berrettini notched her second of the game to give the Panthers a 4-0 lead after one quarter.
- Avery scored her fourth goal of the season midway through the second quarter as the Panthers carried a 5-0 lead into halftime.
- Leger scored her first goal of the season on a penalty corner early in the third quarter.
- Berrettini completed her hat trick just over a minute later to extend the lead to 7-0.
- UMass Boston scored in the fourth quarter to account for the final margin.
By the Numbers:
- Berrettini's three goals and seven points were both career highs. She now leads the team in both categories this season.
- Avery scored her fourth goal of the season and has found the back of the cage in each of the last three contests.
- Coleman added a goal and an assist.
- Toleman's goal was the third of her career, while Leger scored her first goal of the season.
- The game marked the first meeting between the two programs, as UMass Boston is competing in its first season as a varsity program.
Up Next:
- PSU hosts UMaine Farmington on Tuesday (Oct. 13) at 4 p.m.
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