WPI 3, Becker 0
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Score
Worcester, MA --- Jackie McDonough (Winchester,
MA), Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) and
Caitlin Kelley (Saratoga Springs, NY) all notched
goals to help lift WPI to a 3-0 shutout over visiting Becker in
non-conference field hockey action on Wednesday afternoon.
With the win, the Engineers improve to 4-3 while Becker slips to
3-4.
McDonough registered the only goal of the first half when,
following a penalty corner in the 10th minute, she took a feed
Danielle Antonellis (Duxbury, MA) and blasted a
shot from the left wing. The marker was the first of the
season for the sophomore.
Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) added to the
Engineer advantage early in the second half when she tipped home a
shot off the stick of Meghan Linskey (Bridgewater,
MA) following a scramble in front of the net. The goal was
Maglione's third of the year and 23rd of her career.
Caitlin Kelley (Saratoga Springs, NY) closed
out the scoring with her first career goal. The unassisted
tally came with 5:12 left in the contest.
WPI goalkeepers Betsy Ray (Simsbury, CT) and
Allie Griffin (Billerica, MA) combined for the
shutout. Ray played the first 64:12 for the Crimson and Gray
and improved to 4-3 on the season. Becker netminder
Ciara Lawrence (Costa Mesa, CA) was outstanding in
between the pipes for the Hawks. The senior recorded 17 saves
on the day, including 15 stops in the second half.
Both teams are off until conference road contests on
Saturday. WPI travels to MIT in its NEWMAC opener at 2:30pm
while Becker heads to Bay Path for a 11:30am NECC match-up.
