Sophomore Sarah Hickey made seven saves at Merrimack
tonight.
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Merrimack Blanks Stonehill, 3-0
Alnwick collects goal and
assist to lift Warriors to victory
Boxscore
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.
(September 22, 2009) - Merrimack College scored two first
half goals on its way to a 3-0 victory over Stonehill College in
Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Warrior Field
tonight.
Junior Ashley Alnwick
(Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable) led Merrimack with a goal
and assist, while classmate Jackie DeGraan (Braintree,
Mass./Braintree) dished two assists in the win. Senior
Jackie Vickers (Norwell, Mass./Norwell) and
sophomore Kara Hennigan (Pawtucket, R.I./Saint Raphael
Academy) each added goals for the Warriors.
Senior Brittany Gustafson
(East Hampton, Conn./East Hampton) and sophomore
Kiley Horne (Scituate, Mass./Thayer Academy) split
the goalkeeping duties and the shutout for Merrimack. Gustafson
made one save in the first half, while Horne stopped four in the
second. Sophomore Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee)
finished with seven saves in goal for Stonehill.
Alnwick put Merrimack in front just
six minutes into the match with her fourth goal of the season,
assisted by DeGraan. DeGraan also helped set up the Warriors second
goal in the 31st minute by Hennigan, before Alnwick
turned provider on the final tally of the night from Vickers with
4:56 left in regulation.
Stonehill (4-4-0, 2-4-0 NE-10)
returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Southern Connecticut
State University at noon. Merrimack (6-2-1, 3-2-0 NE-10) visits
Adelphi University on Sunday at 1 p.m.
