BEVERLY, Mass. – A redirection goal in the final 10 minutes by senior forward Morgan Bresnahan (South Burlington, Vt.) avoided the shutout, but it wasn't enough as the Endicott field hockey team fell 4-1 to the visiting Colby College Mules Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at North Field.
With the loss, Endicott drops to 2-3 overall (0-0 CCC), while Colby improves to 2-1, (0-1 NESCAC).
Senior midfielder Megan Fortier (Falmouth Maine) got the Mules on the board early (unassisted) as she emerged from a pile in front of the cage and sent the ball into the back corner in the 10th minute to give Colby a 1-0 lead it would take into the halftime huddle.
Senior forward Misha Strage (Westport, Conn.) registered her second marker of the season (unassisted) in the 41st minute, followed by junior midfielder Caroline Ferguson (Weston, Mass.) who took a shot to the back right off a pass from freshman midfielder Anna Rudinski (Morristown, N.J.) in the 49th minute.
Rudinski responded with a goal of her own in the 61st minute off a cross from Fortier from the left side to give the Mules a 4-0 advantage.
Bresnahan took a rebounded ball and sent it to the back of the cage for her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 62nd minute to help the Gulls avoid being shut out.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Bresnahan has scored in three consecutive games for the Gulls (four goals).
FOR THE FOES
- Fortier registered one goal and one assist, good for her third goal and second assist of the season.
- Strage recorded her second goal of the season.
- Ferguson and Rudinski scored their first goals of the season, with Rudinski celebrating the first one of her collegiate career.
- Senior goalkeeper Sarah Evans (Cohasset, Mass.) earned her second win of the season.
NOTES
- This was the first meeting between the two teams.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (2-3, 0-0 CCC) will travel to Newport, R.I. for the first conference game of the year against Salve Regina University on Wednesday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m.
Colby College (2-1, 0-1 NESCAC) returns to play on Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m. at home against Williams College. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
