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Sophomore Kayla Murphy
got the Jumbos rolling with her first goal of the
year
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BABSON PARK, Mass. – Nationally-ranked Tufts University
scored a pair of goals in the first half on its way to a
hard-fought 2-1 victory over host Babson College in a
non-conference field hockey contest at MacDowell Field on Tuesday
night. With the win, the Jumbos, ranked third in the country in the
most recent Kookaburra/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll,
improved to 2-0 on the season. Meanwhile, the Beavers saw their
record dip to 2-2 following their second straight loss to a top-10
opponent.
Tufts jumped in front early, as sophomore Kayla Murphy
(Pawcatuk, CT) intercepted an attempted clear on the right side and
backhanded a shot through a crowd and in at 6:30. The Jumbos then
made it 2-0 on a penalty corner in the latter stages of the half,
as senior Tess
Guttadauro (Carlisle, MA) took a pass from junior Sarah Cannon
(Atkinson, NH) on the left side and blasted it home at 26:36.
Babson cut its deficit in half with just over four minutes
remaining in the game, beginning when senior captain Colleen Kelly
(Milton, MA) sent a pass toward the right side of the circle.
There, sophomore Kelly Walsh (Gardner, MA) received the pass,
turned, and ripped a shot inside the right post at 65:59. However,
that would prove to be the Beavers' final shot on net in the
contest as Tufts came away with the 1-0 victory.
Junior goalkeeper Jess Pashos (Winchester, MA) made 10 saves in
defeat for Babson, while junior Marianna Zak
(Concord, MA) stopped one shot in net for Tufts.
Game Statistics
Game release courtesy of Babson College
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