Box Score COLLEGE FIELD
HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Tufts 3, Bates 1
At Lewiston, ME
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Game
Box Score
LEWISTON, Me. -- The third-ranked Tufts University field hockey
team kept on rolling Saturday, out-shooting Bates College 44-4 in a
3-1 NESCAC victory. Tufts is now 7-0 overall, 4-0 in NESCAC and has
won 27 straight regular-season games.
Coach Tina McDavitt's Jumbos came out firing, earning a penalty
corner on their first possession in their offensive circle. The
Bobcat (1-6, 0-5 NESCAC) defense was up to the task, turning away
the Jumbos' potent offense for much of the first half. Tufts earned
13 penalty corners in the first half, but the Jumbos were only able
to convert on one of them.
While the Bobcat team defense weathered the storm for the first
20 minutes, the Jumbos broke through for the first goal of the game
in the 20th minute, when junior All-American Amanda Roberts
(Wenham, MA) found herself on a one-on-one breakaway
against Bates junior goalie Katie McEnroe (Hockessin, DE) and
converted her first goal of the season. The Jumbos scored again
four minutes later on a hard-hit shot from senior midfielder
Margi Scholtes (Grosse Pointe, MI). The ball was
inserted to the top on a penalty corner and passed left by junior
Jess Perkins (Barrington, RI) to Scholtes, who
snuck it just inside the near post past McEnroe.
Down 2-0 at the half, Bates came out looking to turn the tide
and put some pressure on Tufts' defense. The Bobcats gained some
momentum with some nice passing combinations through the midfield
into their offensive end. Bates' first possession in their
offensive circle resulted in a penalty corner. The ball was
inserted by sophomore Jenna Dannis (Milford, NH) to senior defender
Sammy Rothkopf (Chicago, IL) at the top of the circle. Rothkopf put
a shot on goal that was deflected by a Tufts defender. The ball was
loose in front of the goal cage as both teams fought for
possession, before first-year Michelle Brady (Milton, MA) knocked
it in past Tufts junior goaltender Katie Hyder
(Winston-Salem, NC) to make it a one-goal game with 24:30
left in regulation. It was Brady's first collegiate goal.
The Jumbos took advantage of a defensive miscue less than three
minutes later, as junior Tamara Brown (Annandale,
VA) found senior Amanda Russo (Garden City,
NY) behind the Bates defense for a one on goalkeeper
situation. Russo's fifth goal of the year put Tufts up 3-1.
Bates continued to work the ball into their offensive end and
play solid defense for the remainder of the game, but could not
find the back of the goal cage again.
McEnroe played an outstanding game, making 17 saves for the
second straight contest. Hyder and sophomore goalie
Marianna Zak (Concord, MA), who entered with
approximately 20 minutes remaining, did not record a save for the
Jumbos, as Bates got just one shot on net. Tufts had 21 penalty
corners to one for the hosts.
Tufts next has a non-conference game at Wellesley on Tuesday at
4:30 pm. The Bobcats travel to Williams next Saturday for another
conference game.
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