NEW HAVEN, CT – The Merrimack College Field Hockey team dropped an NEC game to Sacred Heart, 6-1.
The Basics
Score: Sacred Heart 6,
Merrimack 1
Records: Sacred Heart (5-10, 3-3),
Merrimack (0-16, 0-6)
How It Happened
Merrimack was looking for their first win of the year with an upset bid over NEC foe, Sacred Heart. The Warriors would jump out to the lead early in this game with a
Lauren Burke goal just 6 minutes into the contest. With a 1-0 lead MC was looking to protect but Sacred Heart was able to tie it up just 2 minutes later. The Pioneers would tack on another one before the first quarter ended as well.
The second period saw three goals from Sacred heart before the halftime buzzer sounded. Scoring went dormant for the two teams in the third period. Merrimack did have a chance with a shot by
Autumn Bartush but it was blocked away by the Pioneers goalie. The fourth quarter saw the sixth and final goal of the game for Sacred Heart shutting down the chances of a Warrior win.
Notes and Numbers
Lauren Burke scored the lone goal for the Warriors
Julie Wester had 3 shots on goal
Autumn Bartush had 2 shots on goal
Up Next
Merrimack will play their final game of the year against Fairfield on their Senior day at Duane Stadium, Friday October 27th.
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