Worcester, Mass. – Powered by two goals apiece from sophomore Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass.) and freshman Talia Fish (Philadelphia, Pa.), Clark knocked off Western New England College 5-1 in field hockey action on Thursday evening.

Melkonian, who added a pair of assists to her totals, scored the game's first goal just 1:27 in when she stole a crossing pass and found herself all alone against Golden Bear goalkeeper Brittany O'Brien who was unable to stop her 12 th goal of the season.

Clark was at it again less than five minutes later when Fish poked home a rebound off of a Melkonian attempt for a 2-0 advantage.

Sophomore Madeleine Lutts (Salem, Mass.) made it a 3-0 Cougar edge when she banged home an unassisted tally at the 8:09 mark.

Western New England finally broke through when Jaynie Mueller converted a penalty shot for the Golden Bears' lone tally midway through the first period.

Ahead 3-1 less than ten minutes into the second half, Melkonian rattled the back of the cage for the second time with an unassisted score at 45:32.

Fish then capped the scoring with help from Melkonian a little more than a minute later to mark her first career multi-goal contest.

Kate McGrath (Wilmington, Mass.) turned back seven shots for the win, while O'Brien and Kaitlyn Hall combined to make seven stops of their own.

With the victory, Clark improves to 5-2 on the year, while WNEC slips to 3-5. The Cougars return to the field on Saturday against Wheaton College in Rehoboth, Mass. The Golden Bears will next be in action on Saturday as well when they visit the University of New England.