BRIGHTON, Mass. - Simmons field hockey (15-3, 7-2 GNAC) blanked the Amcats of Anna Maria (1-14, 1-10 GNAC) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilt Saturday afternoon at Daly Field.
The Sharks came out with energy early on as they sent a barrage of shots at the Amcats goalkeeper, with a few good chances from senior forward Anna Tedeschi, but they could not open the scoring in the first period. The Sharks maintained possession and sent a flurry of shots towards the Amcats net, when in the middle of the second Tedeschi was able to bury a shot off a deflection to put Simmons in front, and that was the only score of the first half.
The Sharks wasted no time in the second half as just 45 seconds in, senior captain Sydney Gonyea found the back of the net off of a feed from senior midfielder Hannah Groves, pushing the lead to 2-0. That was just the beginning for Simmons as they were beginning to break this game wide open.
The relentless attack continued as Simmons added two more goals in the period from Gonyea and senior midfielder Emilia Elko. Sophomore Lilly Taglieri tacked on another goal on a penalty stroke in the fourth period to put a cap on the Sharks dominant performance for their 15th regular season win, 5-0.
SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS:
- Senior forward Anna Tedeschii scored her second goal in as many games.
- Senior forward Sydney Gonyea registered two goals on the day.
- Senior midfielder Emilia Elko tallied three points on the day, with a goal and an assist
- Sophomore forward Lilly Taglieri notched a goal and an assist.
- Goalkeeper Haley Bright recorded a shutout behind stellar defense from the Sharks
UP NEXT:
The Sharks return to Daly Field for the regular season finale on Wednesday night, October 30 where they will welcome St. Joseph's College of Maine for a 5 p.m. start.
