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Emilee Higgins had a defensive save for the Spartans
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Winner Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN (6-4, 1-1)
0
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT (4-7, 1-1)
Winner
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN
(6-4, 1-1)
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Final
0
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
(4-7, 1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN 0 0 0 1 1
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Drops Defensive Battle to East Conn 1-0

CASTLETON, Vt.- The Vermont State University Castleton field hockey hosted Eastern Connecticut State in a Little East Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. The game was scoreless until late in the fourth quarter as the Warriors won by the score of 1-0.
The Basics
• Final Score:  East Conn 1, VTSU Castleton 0
• Location: Dave Wolk Stadium | Castleton, Vt.
• Records: VTSU Castleton 4-7, 1-1 LEC | East Conn 6-5, 1-1 LEC

How It Happened
In the first quarter, the Spartans had six penalty corners and three shot attempts in the first five minutes of the game. The Warriors did not have a shot attempt.

The second quarter started off the same with Brooke Noble (Mississauga, Ontario/Clarkson Secondary School) getting two penalty corners off. Peyton Richardson (Windsor, Vt./Windsor) had a shot on goal that was turned away by Warrior keeper Veronica McKenna. Mackenna Roberson (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hoosick Falls Central) had a shot on goal at 24:49 that was denied and the game remained scoreless at halftime.

The third quarter saw East Conn get their first shot of the afternoon at 33:38 while Emilee Higgins (Fair Haven, Vt./Fair Haven) was there to block it for the defensive save. The Warriors then had five straight penalty corners. Castleton had a look at goal to take the lead as Gwyn Vincent (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hoosick Falls Central) had a shot hit the post and Noble's shot attempt that was close to the cage was saved.

East Conn got a shot on frame in the fourth quarter that was denied by Spartan goalkeeper Isabella Condon (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area HS) at 50:43. A penalty corner by the Warriors at 51:15 resulted in the game's only goal that was scored by Ada Ellis. The Spartans looked to tie the contest up with a pair of shots on goal that were saved by McKenna.

By The Numbers
• Castleton led in total shots 10-4 and in shots on goal 5-3
• The Spartans had 14 penalty corners to East Conn's nine
• Noble had four of Castleton's shots with two on goal
 
What's Next
Castleton travels to RPI for non-conference play on Tuesday. Game time from Troy, N.Y. will be at 5:00 p.m.
 
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