LEWISTON — Bates scored consecutive goals in the second half to take a two-goal lead and held on to beat Hamilton 4-3 in a New England Small College Athletic Conference field hockey game Saturday.
Tatiana Bradley scored from Sarah Stinebaugh at 6:13 to give Hamilton (0-2, 0-1) the early lead before Bates (2-0, 1-0) answered. Isabel Garcia-Moreno scored with an assist from Hannah McLane at 13:12. McLane then gave the Bobcats the lead 4:24 later with an assist from Alexandra Leahy.
Eva Rosencrans scored for the Continentals with 11:43 left in the first to tie the game at 2-2.
Grace Fitzgerald gave Bates the lead back with an assist from Emma Patterson 7:11 into the second half. Jessie Moriarity scored an insurance goal 17 minutes later. Rosencrans scored to bring Hamilton within one late in the second half.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 2, MIT 0: Kersey Boulay scored a pair of goals and Holly Smith made seven saves to record the shutout as the Nor’easters (3-1) beat the Engineers (3-1) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
SOUTHERN MAINE 2, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 1: Krystyn Keating and Tayla Smedberg both scored as the Huskies (2-2, 2-0) beat the Warriors (2-2, 1-1) in a Little East Conference game in Gorham.
Amanda Kasbohm made six saves to earn the win for Southern Maine.
MAINE 6, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 0: Casey Crowley had three second-half goals as the Black Bears (5-1, 1-0 America East) rolled by the Aggies (1-4, 0-1) in an America East game in Boston.
Samantha Wagg had a goal and a pair of assists, Libby Riedl added a goal and an assist, and Madison Cummings chipped in a goal for Maine.
TUFTS 6, COLBY 2: The Jumbos (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) scored three goals in the span of 4:11 in the first half and cruised past the Mules (1-1, 0-1) in a NESCAC game in Waterville.
Kallie Hutchinson and Merrill Read scored for Colby.
ST. JOSEPH’S 2, ANNA MARIA 1: Libby Pomerleau scored 4:45 into overtime to lift the Monks (2-1, 2-0) to a GNAC win over the Amcats (1-3, 0-1) in Paxton, Massachusetts.
Kelsey Dumond scored in the first half for St. Joseph’s.
BOWDOIN 3, AMHERST 0: Kimmy Ganong and Johna Cook each scored in the first half as the Polar Bears (2-0, 1-0) beat the Purple and White (1-1, 0-1) in a NESCAC game in Brunswick.
Elizabeth Bennewitz also scored for Bowdoin.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
AMHERST 2, BOWDOIN 1: Hannah Guzzi scored 8:41 into overtime to lift the Purple and White (2-0, 1-0) to a NESCAC win over the Polar Bears (1-1, 0-1) in Brunswick.
Emma Bean scored in the first half for Bowdoin.
ALBERTUS MAGNUS 0, ST. JOSEPH’S 0: Brooke Troup finished with seven saves and the Monks (2-2-1, 0-0-1) played to a scoreless tie against the Falcons (1-2-1, 0-0-1) in a GNAC game at Standish.
TUFTS 1, COLBY 0: Emma Ranalli scored on a penalty kick as the Jumbos (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC) beat the Mules (0-1, 0-1) in Waterville.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 3, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 0: Jessica Meader and Devon Wolfenden each scored goals in the first half to lead the Nor’easters (3-0, 1-0) to a Commonwealth Coast Conference win over the Golden Bears (2-3, 0-1) at Springfield, Massachusetts.
Katie Beaudoin added a goal for the Nor’easters.
WOMEN’S RUGBY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 68, MOLLOY 10: The Nor’esters beat the Lions in UNE’s first intercollegiate match, at Seaford, New York.
Lara Murnik led UNE with four tries, three in the second half.
Kassidy Towne added two tries and a pair of conversions.
MEN’S SOCCER
AMHERST 1, BOWDOIN 0: Weller Hlinomaz scored early in the second half as the Purple and White (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC) edged the Polar Bears in a NESCAC opener at Brunswick.
Stevie Van Siclen stopped nine shots for Bowdoin (1-1, 0-1).
HAMILTON 1, BATES 0: Mike Lubelczyk scored at 3:42 of the first half as the Continentals (1-1, 1-0 NASCAC) beat the Bobcats (1-1, 0-1) in a NESCAC game in Lewiston.
TUFTS 1, COLBY 1: Jacob Tower scored the equalizer for the Mules (0-1-1, 0-0-1) four minutes after the Jumbos (0-1-1, 0-0-1) had taken the lead early in the first half as the teams played to a draw in a NESCAC game in Waterville.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 2, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 0: Logan Pingree scored a pair of goals to lead the Golden Bears (1-3, 1-0) to a CCC win over the Nor’easters (1-2-1, 0-1) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
ST. JOSEPH’S 1, HUSSON 0: Brett Mattos scored 10:40 into the second half as the Monks (2-1-2) beat the Eagles (0-3-1) in Bangor.
Blake Mullen finished with four saves for the Monks. Cody Gross made 12 saves for Husson.
SOUTHERN MAINE 2, CASTLETON 2: Hany Ramadan and Charlie Mull scored 24 seconds apart early in the second half for the Huskies (0-2-2) as they played to a tie against the Spartans (0-2-2) in Bangor.
Mull and Simon Hulbert combined to make 14 saves for the Huskies.
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