Merrimack Uses 2 2nd-Half Goals to Blank Bentley
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Merrimack (4-6, 4-3 NE-10) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Bentley (6-8, 4-4 NE-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Merrimack
Game Statistics | Merrimack | Bentley |
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Shots (on goal) | 14 (10) | 11 (5) |
Saves | 5 | 8 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Penalty Corners | 12 | 8 |
WALTHAM, Mass. – Second-half goals by sophomore Samantha Bartush (Norwalk, Conn.) and junior Taylor Simpson (York, Maine) were the difference as Merrimack College blanked Bentley University 2-0 in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action Tuesday evening at Bentley.
It was a scoreless game until Bartush fired a shot straight in from the top of the circle off a penalty corner a little more than two minutes after second-half play commenced.
The Warriors added an insurance goal with 2:39 left as Simpson knocked in a loose ball following a scramble in front of the net.
Junior Kayla Ranieri (Reading) made five saves, all in the second half, to earn the win as Merrimack avenged a 2-1 loss to Bentley last month.
For Bentley, senior goalie Evelyn Schaedel (Burlington, Vt./Burlington HS) had seven saves and junior back Caitlin Derrickson (Wilmington/Central Catholic HS) made a defensive save to keep it scoreless in the first half.
Merrimack finished with advantages of 14-11 in shots and 12-8 in penalty corners, but it was Bentley who kept the pressure on in the second half (9-5 shots, 6-4 in corners.
Bentley, 6-8 overall and 4-4 NE-10, will look to bounce back next Wednesday against Adelphi University (home, 5 pm).