FRANKLIN, Mass. – The Dean College field hockey closed the regular season with a Thursday road trip to Springfield College, ultimately falling by a final score of 5-1. With the loss, the Bulldogs finish the regular season with a 12-9 record, while the Pride improve to 10-7 with one regular season contest remaining
Notables:
-With this finish, the Bulldogs secured their program's second-largest win total in a regular season, falling just one win short of their record from last year (13).
How it Happened:
-Springfield jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the opening period. Rachel Simkewicz opened the scoring at 2:14, finishing a feed from Samara Skully. Clare Moore added another goal at 6:02, assisted by Amber Wolkner, to give the Pride a 2-0 advantage after the first quarter.
-The Pride continued to build its lead in the second quarter. Lily Bialack scored at 19:19 off another assist from Wolkner before Sophia Sares found the back of the cage at 24:47, with Maggie Horn providing the assist. Springfield carried a 4-0 lead into halftime.
-The hosts added its fifth goal early in the third quarter when Sarah Goldstein scored at 36:09, assisted by Moore.
-Dean responded by generating more offensive pressure as the period progressed, earning several penalty corners and putting shots on goal.
Emily Yazzetti (Mahopac, N.Y.) led the Bulldogs' attack with eight shots, including four on target.
-The Bulldogs broke through in the fourth quarter. Following a penalty corner,
Emma Gragen (Brattleboro, Vt.) scored at 48:59 to put Dean on the board.
Jaidyn Seitzer (Nottingham, N.H.) assisted on the goal. Dean continued to press offensively during the final minutes, but Springfield held on for the 5-1 victory.
-Despite the loss, goalkeeper
Sara Gardner (Hampstead, Md.) impressed in the regular season finale, making 11 saves against the NEWMAC foe. She finishes the regular season campaign with 135 saves, the second-highest total of her career.
Standouts:
-Gragen (Goal, SOG)
-Seitzer (Assist, SOG, 2 Total Shots)
-Gardner (11 Saves, 5 GA, 60:00 Minutes Played)
Next Up:
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GNAC QUARTERFINALS: Saturday, October 31
st, 11:00AM at #2 seed Lasell University (Newton, Mass.)
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
