Uniondale, N.Y.- The field hockey team dropped an 8-0 decision to Saint Anselm this afternoon at Mitchel Field. With the result, the Lions move to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in Northeast-10 Conference play, while the Hawks improve to 6-3 on the season and remain undefeated in NE10 play at 3-0.

How it Happened

• The Lions defense had a strong opening, blocking six shots and adding two saves from sophomore goalkeeper Kayla Balsamo through the first 11 minutes of play.
• Saint Anselm's Breanna Shorey would break the stalemate in the last minute of the first quarter, scoring off a pass from Ruby Reid.
• Less than a minute into the second quarter, Meaghan Smith capitalized on a turnover to quickly double the Hawks' lead.
• Balsamo closed out the first half with two additional saves to keep the deficit at two.
• Saint Anselm extended its advantage in the third quarter, finding the back of the net three times to go up 5-0.
• Shorey struck again early in the fourth, netting her second goal of the contest off a feed from Maggie Burchill.
• Just a minute later, Burchill earned a penalty stroke, but junior goalie Kayla Monique Lipscomb came up with the stop to deny the scoring opportunity.
• Lipscomb then made another six saves in the following 10 minutes of play.
• Saint Anselm capped off its performance with two goals late in the fourth to secure an 8-0 win.

Top Performances

• Lipscomb tallied nine saves on the afternoon.
• Balsamo made a total of seven saves.
• The Lions' defense blocked a total of 12 shots on the afternoon.

Up Next
The Lions host Pace University on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at 3:00 p.m. at Mitchel Field.