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Winner WPI WPI (1-5, 1-0)
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Clark University CLARK UN (2-4, 0-1)
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WPI WPI
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Clark University CLARK UN
(2-4, 0-1)
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Clark University CLARK UN 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls to WPI in NEWMAC Home Opener

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark field hockey team (2-5, 0-2 NEWMAC) played their first home NEWMAC match of the season against WPI (2-5, 2-0 NEWMAC) and fell to the Engineers 5-1 in Saturday afternoon from Granger Field.
 
  • Sophomore Loren Root recorded the first save of the match in the fifth minute on a shot from Eve Martineau and sophomore Elizabeth Cacciapaglia registered Clark's first shot in the 10th minute that went just wide of the mark.
  • Sophomore Ciaran Cubbage got Clark on the board in the 11th minute off a pass from Cacciapaglia to give the Cougars a 1-0 edge.
  • Graduate student Greer McCarty nearly added to the lead in the 14th minute, but had the shot saved by Ella Moreau as Clark led 1-0 after one.
  • Root registered a save early in the second quarter before the Engineers tied the game at 1-1 and recorded two more saves before the end of the quarter as WPI added a pair of goals to take a 3-1 lead into the half.
  • Out of the half, WPI netted another goal before Clark earned a penalty corner that was taken by sophomore Jenna Beauchain.
  • Before the end of the period, Root added another save and Cacciapaglia put a shot on target that was stopped as WPI led 4-1.
  • Clark recorded a flurry of shots on target late in the fourth as sophomore Alison Kopec, Cacciapaglia, and Beauchain each had shots stopped as the Engineers won 5-1.
Inside the Box Score
  • Clark recorded 12 total shots, with six going on target.
  • The Cougars earned seven penalty corners.
  • Root recorded six saves in the contest.
  • Cubbage's goal was her second of the season and sixth of her career.
  • Gormley dished out her first assist of the year.
  • Cacciapaglia led the team with two shots on goal.
What's Next
The Cougars will close out a two-game homestand with a match against St. Joe's (Ct.) on Tuesday night with a contest at Granger Field beginning at 7:00 p.m.
 
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