Box Score NEWTON, Mass.- The Vermont State University Castleton field hockey team traveled to UMass Boston for the regular season finale on Saturday. The Spartans scored a season-high eight goals as they defeated the Corsairs 8-1.
 
The Basics
• Final Score: VTSU Castleton 8, UMass Boston 1
• Location: The Charles River Campus | Newton, Mass.
• Records: VTSU Castleton 7-10, 4-3 LEC | UMass Boston 0-17, 0-7 LEC

How It Happened
Castleton took little time to get on the scoreboard as it scored 3:19 into the first quarter. The Spartans would score again just over four minutes later to go up 2-0.

The Beacons pulled to within one score as they got on the scoreboard at 22:04. The Spartans attacked in the offensive zone and scored just five seconds before the end of the quarter as Caitlin Connolly (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) scored her first goal of the season off an assist by Gwyn Vincent (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hoosick Falls Central).

In the third quarter, Castleton thwarted a trio of UMass Boston penalty corners early in the period. The Spartans scored for the fourth time in the game on a Peyton Richardson (Windsor, Vt./Windsor) solo shot at 40:39. Just over a minute later, Vincent found the back of the cage on an assist by Connolly. Vincent scored again with three seconds left in the quarter to lift the Spartans to a 6-1 advantage.

The Beacons were held without a shot in the fourth quarter. Castleton got goals from Ellie Campbell (Underhill, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union), which was her first of the season, and from Richardson to complete the scoring.
 
By the Numbers
• The Spartans led in total shots 20-4 and in shots on goal 14-1
• Penalty Corners were 11-5 in Castleton's favor
• Vincent and Richardson both had hat tricks. It was Vincent's second of the season and third of her career while it was the first for Richardson
• Connolly had a five-point day (1g, 3a)


 What's Next
The Spartans finished in fifth place in the Little East standings and qualify for the LEC Tournament. They will face fourth seed Eastern Connecticut in Mansfield, Conn. on Tuesday. Game time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.