WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark field hockey team (4-11, 1-7 NEWMAC) played their final NEWMAC home game of the season against Wellesley (8-8. 4-4 NEWMAC) and fell 4-1 to the Blue on Saturday afternoon from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• Graduate student Abbe Cravinho nearly got Clark on the board in the second minute off a corner serviced in by sophomore Jenna Beauchain, but Kyra Deehr-Lewis recorded a save,
• Sophomore Alexandra Cacciapaglia stopped her first shot faced of the game in the seventh minute, but the Blue were able to get on the board with a goal from Katie Golla.
• The Cougars tied the match in the 17th minute as Cravinho found sophomore Fionnuala Gormley and Gormley beat the keeper to tie the match up.
• After two more Cacciapaglia saves off shots from Cassidy Novello, Wellesley's River Schiff found the back of the cage to take a 2-1 edge into halftime.
• The Blue added their third goal of the match in the 33rd minute as Sara Maniscalco scored and in the same minute, Cravinho put a shot on goal that was saved.
• Clark earned four more penalty corners in the third, with the last two resulting in shot attempts from Gormley that were both saved as the match remained 3-1.
• In the fourth, Novello registered Wellesley's fourth goal and senior Rachael Romain put Clark's lone shot on goal in the period as the Blue came away with a 4-1 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark attempted 14 shots, with six going on target.
• The Cougars earned nine penalty corners.
• Cacciapaglia recorded three saves.
• Gormley's goal was her second this season and her career.
• Cravinho's assist was her second of the year and ninth of her career.

What's Next
Clark will play their final home game of the season on Tuesday night with a contest against UMass Dartmouth beginning at 7:00 p.m. from Granger Field.