WALTHAM, Mass. - Senior forward Renee Trudeau scored two goals, one in each half, to help visiting Stonehill defeat the Bentley women's soccer team 4-1 in a Northeast-10 encounter Tuesday afternoon. Senior co-captain Patty McAllister (South Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) added a goal for Bentley in the 90^th minute.

Bentley created more chances in the first half, and they outshot the Skyhawks by a 9-4 count. The Falcons came close to scoring a couple of times in the opening 45 minutes. A shot by sophomore forward Ana Tantum (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) in the 31^st minute required a diving save to the right by Stonehill keeper Jamie Block.

Freshman forward Peyton Kent (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) then had a shot hit the post 36^th minute, and another shot saved by Block one minute later.

Stonehill then took advantage of those near misses with the match's first goal, from Trudeau in the 41^st minute, as she scored off a rebound from a shot by junior Meagan Elliott.

The Skyhawks took that 1-0 lead into halftime and added on to it in the second half. Senior Carolyn Moodie made it 2-0 in the 55^th minute with a strike from 15 yards out to the left corner of the net. Four minutes later Trudeau netted her second of the day. After a Bentley save on a shot by midfielder Caroline Stone, the rebound popped right to Trudeau on the doorstep for the goal.

Junior Sam Ford (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) nearly got Bentley on the board in the 67^th minute with a rocket of a shot that hit the crossbar. Sophomore Anna Siefring (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) then had a shot just go over the bar.

McAllister notched her goal just before time expired, with a deft chip over the goalkeeper's head from 15 yards away.

Stonehill's Northeast-10 record improves to 6-4-1 with the victory. The Falcons are back in action on Friday for their final home match against Southern Connecticut. Kickoff is 3:30 pm.