WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Senior
Ava Pontes and junior
Susannah Brown each racked up two goals and an assist for the JWU (Providence) field hockey team in a 6-1 win over the University of Hartford Saturday afternoon in Conference of New England (CNE) action at Al-Marzook Field.
Senior
Hannah Geil added a goal and an assist as the Wildcats (9-4, 3-3 CNE) scored six unanswered to even their conference record. Classmate
Sophia Brea turned aside three shots for her ninth win of the season.
The Hawks opened the scoring 10 minutes into the contest before first-year
Kate Verderber pulled the visitors even with her second goal of the season less than a minute later.
In the third, Brown and Geil scored 2:03 apart to stake the Wildcats to a 3-1 lead. Brown made is 4-0 early in the fourth and Pontes followed with her sixth and seventh markers of the season to close the scoring.
JWU outshot the Hawks 17-6 and held a 12-1 advantage in penalty corners.
