Sophomore Kathyn Nelson scored her third goal of the week
to provide the difference at C.W. Post today.
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#4 Stonehill Blanks C.W. Post,
1-0
Nelson nets lone goal as
Skyhawks win fourth-straight
Osier posts two saves for fourth shutout
Boxscore
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (October
17, 2009) - Stonehill College, ranked fourth in this
week's Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA)
Division II poll, picked up its fourth-straight win and
14th in its last 15 with a 1-0 victory over LIU-C.W.
Post in non-conference field hockey action at Bob Blitz Field this
afternoon.
Sophomore forward Kathryn
Nelson (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) scored the lone goal
of the contest for Stonehill and junior goalkeeper Courtney
Osier (South Dennis, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) made two saves
(one each half) to post her fourth shutout of the season (ninth
career) and make the goal stand.
Junior Courtney Osier made two stops to notch her fourth
shutout of the season.
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Junior goalkeeper Courtney
Colern (Barker, N.Y./Barker) stopped six shots for C.W.
Post as Stonehill finished with a 10-6 edge in shots for the
afternoon to go with a 13-3 advantage on penalty corners.
Nelson's third goal of the week,
ninth of the season, came with 5:41 to play in the first half when
she took a pass from the right side by senior All-American
Jackie Ladino (North Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth)
and wrapped her shot around Colern into the back right corner of
the cage. The assist for Ladino is her fifth of the season and
35th of her career, moving within one of Stonehill's
career record of 36 set by Kelly Latendresse from 2003-06. Ladino
also inched closer to the 100-point milestone with the
93rd of her career.
Stonehill (14-3, 7-1 NE-10), ranked
first for the third-straight week in the NCAA Division II North
Regional rankings, returns to Northeast-10 play on Wednesday when
it hosts Merrimack College for a key matchup at W.B. Mason Stadium
on Senior Day at 4 p.m. C.W. Post (6-9, 1-6 PSAC) visits Southern
Connecticut State University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
