SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Clark field hockey team (1-0) opened the Laura-Ann Lane era with a thrilling 2-1 victory over crosstown rival Worcester State (0-1) on Friday night from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• The Cougars earned their first penalty corner of the season seven minutes into the first quarter and sophomore Emma Macintire sent a ball to the top of the circle, finding fellow sophomore Elizabeth Cacciapaglia, but the shot went just wide of the cage.
• Sophomore Fionnuala Gormley put the Cougars first shot of the year on goal in the 13th minute, but had it saved by Madison Ferrara as the game remained tied 0-0 after one quarter of action.
• Cacciapaglia nearly gave Clark the lead two minutes into the second quarter, but had her shot saved before firing another one in on target in the 19th minute off a feed from sophomore Jenna Beauchain that hit the post and senior Greer McCarty put the ball into the back of the net to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
• McCarty put another shot on goal in the 22nd minute and Gormley nearly added to the lead in the 25th minute, but Ferrara made a pair of saves as Clark led 1-0 at the half.
• In the third quarter, Gormley and sophomore Alison Kopec each put shots on target as Clark dominated possession and sophomore Loren Root registered her first save of the year as the scarlet and white led 1-0 heading into the fourth.
• The Lancers tied the game at 1-1 with less than 12 minutes to go in the fourth off a goal from Grace Adams.
• Clark responded with the equalizer as Gormley put a shot on goal that was saved, but followed up the shot to beat Ferrara as the Cougars took a 2-1 edge with less than eight minutes to go.
• The scarlet and white held the Lancers without a shot over the final 11 minutes of the contest as Clark opened the year with a 2-1 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark fired 24 shots in the game, with nine going on target.
• McCarty's goal was the team's first of the season and 12th of her career.
• Gormley's game-winning goal was the first of her career.
• Root recorded two saves in the match.
• The Cougars earned nine penalty corners.

What's Next
The scarlet and white will travel to No. 5 Williams on Tuesday night for a road contest beginning at 6:30 p.m.