CHICOPEE, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team won its first game of the season in a 2-0 victory over Elms College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match on Sunday afternoon.
Mariya Helmbold (Bellmawr, N.J.) and Laurel Maus (Woodbridge, Conn.) each scored a goal for the Falcons.
Ella Welton (Cliffwood, N.J.) earned her first shutout of the season, finishing the day with three saves.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus 2 | Elms 0
RECORDS: Albertus (1-10, 1-6 GNAC) | Elms (0-12, 0-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Helmbold got the Falcons on the board at the 9:02 mark as Helmbold found a loose ball in the scoring area and backhanded a shot shot in the air over the head of Elms goaltender, Kaitlyn Lynes into the back of the net to make it a 1-0 game. It was Helmbold's first goal of the season.
- Albertus went into the half leading by a goal but quickly added a second goal less than a minute into the third quarter as Maus scored her second goal of the finding a loose ball in front of the net.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Ella Welton (W, 1-5) 3 Shots on Goal | 3 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
Elms
Kaitlyn Lynes (L, 0-6) 6 Shots on Goal | 4 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
SHOTS: Albertus 8 | Elms 4
SAVES: Elms 4 | Albertus 3
PENALTY CORNERS: Albertus 9 | Elms 4
NOTEWORTHY
It was the fourth straight win for the Falcons over Elms.
UP NEXT
The Falcons head to the University of Saint Joseph on Wednesday, October 15th at 3:30 in a GNAC match.
