Nichols spoils first CCC game for Field Hockey

Box Score DUDLEY, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Field Hockey fell 1-5 to Nichols College in its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opener Wednesday night at Vendetti Field.

Junior Kaylee McNamara (Watertown, Mass.) scored a pair of goals to lead Nichols.

Senior Amanda Broughton (Plymouth, Mass.) and junior Avery Orszulak (Springfield, Mass.) added a goal and an assist for the Bison, who picked up their first win of the season in their inaugural meeting with the Hawks (2-2). Freshman Melora Lavoie (Portland, Maine) registered seven saves for the visitors.

Broughton opened the scoring 14:35 into the contest when the one-timed a pass from Orszulak into the left side of the net. McNamara doubled the Bison lead just over three minutes later when she knocked in a rebound off a shot from Broughton for her first goal of the season.

Later in the session, Broughton slid a pass to McNamara in close, and she slammed it home for her second of the night and the season at 21:12. The Bison closed the first half with a 17-5 edge in shots.

In the second half, Utter poked in a rebound that was lying on the goal line 43 seconds in to make it 4-0 Nichols. Orszulak's second of the season off a rebound from McNamara's shot capped the Bison scoring at 46:41. Freshman Katherine Mahoney (West Suffield, Conn.) spoiled junior Molly Melanson's (Simsbury, Conn.) shutout bid when she fired home a shot off an insertion pass from classmate Nicole Angeley (Norwalk, Conn.) with 10 minutes remaining in regulation.

Melanson recorded five saves to earn the win. Nichols outshot Roger Williams 28-12.

The Bison return to action Saturday when they head to Beverly, Mass. for a 1 p.m. contest against defending conference champion Endicott. The Hawks play at Gordon Saturday at 1 p.m.

- Release courtesy of the Nichols College Sports Information Department

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Players Mentioned

#5 Nicole Angeley: D; 5' 4"; Freshman

#8 Katherine Mahoney: F; 5' 1"; Freshman

#2 Melora Lavoie: GK; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Nicole Angeley
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: D

#8 Katherine Mahoney
: 5' 1"; Freshman
: F

#2 Melora Lavoie
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: GK

Players Mentioned

#5 Nicole Angeley

#8 Katherine Mahoney

#2 Melora Lavoie

Players Mentioned

#5 Nicole Angeley

#8 Katherine Mahoney

#2 Melora Lavoie