Senior forward Claire Hourihan played a role in both
Stonehill goals and ran her scoring streak to nine games
today.
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#4 Stonehill Holds Off Assumption,
2-1
Hourihan notches goal and
assist to lead Skyhawks to third straight win
Boxscore
EASTON,
Mass. (October 15, 2009) - Stonehill College, ranked
fourth in this week's Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches
Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, did all its scoring in the
opening eight minutes of the contest and made it stand to record a
2-1 victory over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference
field hockey action at W.B. Mason Stadium this afternoon.
Senior forward Claire
Hourihan (East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North) played a
role in both Stonehill goals as she notched a goal and assist -
running her goal-scoring streak to nine games. Her 18 goals this
season are just two shy of her own single-season program record of
20 set last fall and her 47 career goals are six behind Caitlin
Gleason's career program record of 53 set from 2004-07. Sophomore
Kathryn Nelson (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) also
scored a goal for the Skyhawks who are now winners of
three-straight and 13 of their last 14.
Freshman Britt Allen
(Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln) provided the lone goal for
Assumption. Junior goalkeeper Danielle Luongo (Northboro,
Mass./Algonquin Regional) finished with nine saves for the
Greyhounds, eight in the second half, to keep her team in the game.
Junior Courtney Osier (South Dennis,
Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) made one first half stop to
preserve the win for Stonehill who finished with a 19-4 advantage
in shots for the game - including a 13-3 edge in the second half.
Sophomore Kathryn Nelson scored the opening goal only 5:08
into the contest.
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Stonehill got on the board just
5:08 into the contest as Hourihan and junior Courtney Foley
(Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield Memorial) worked a give-and-go
at the top of the arc off a penalty corner before connecting with
Nelson in the middle of the arc for her eighth goal of the season.
The Skyhawks doubled their lead 2:38 later when Hourihan netted her
18th of the year with a drive from just inside the top
of the 16 at 7:46.
Despite tremendous pressure from
Stonehill on the defensive end, Assumption was able to cut its
deficit in half in the second half. Allen put the Greyhounds right
back in the game with her first collegiate goal off a pass from
senior Michelle Pasquale (Shrewsbury,
Mass./Shrewsbury) following a corner at 50:42.
Stonehill pushed forward for an
insurance goal that wouldn't come as Luongo made several
point-blank stops down the stretch and senior back Amy
Looney (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) cleared a ball off the
line.
Stonehill (13-3, 7-1 NE-10), ranked
first for the third-straight week in the NCAA Division II North
Regional rankings, is back in action on Saturday when it visits
LIU-C.W. Post for a non-conference clash at noon. The Skyhawks
return home next Wednesday, October 21, to host Merrimack College
on Senior Day at 4 p.m. Assumption (3-13, 1-7 NE-10) hosts Saint
Michael's College on Saturday at 3 p.m.
