Field Hockey

NESCAC Field Hockey Weekly Release - Oct. 7, 2024

NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Week
Grace Pulchalski - Amherst - So. - GK – Waxhaw, N.C. 
In Amherst’s only game of the week, Pulchalski made five saves, all in the fourth quarter, including four with eight seconds or less to play to preserve the Mammoths' 2-1 victory over Wesleyan. Amherst led 2-0 until 28 seconds remained in the game. With the score 2-1, the Cardinals were awarded a penalty corner with eight seconds left and three penalty corners with no time left on the clock. Pulchalski stopped all four shots on the penalty corner opportunities to preserve the victory.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Bates – Junior Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg’s (Winchester, Mass.) goal in the fourth minute of action put the Bobcats ahead for good in a 2-1 win over Hamilton. Moloney-Kolenberg, senior Anna Cote (New Gloucester, Maine), senior Maria Femia (Canton, Mass.), and sophomore Sophie O'Sullivan (Wellesley, Mass.) each have four goals to pace the No. 11 nationally ranked Bobcats (7-3, 4-2 NESCAC), who are tied with Tufts for third place in the conference standings.
 
Bowdoin – Sophomore Clara Noyes (Lexington, Mass.) scored for Bowdoin against Middlebury on Saturday.
 
Colby – Sophomore Bridget Everett (Osterville, Mass.) scored her fourth goal of the season in a setback at Hamilton. The sophomore brought the Mules to within one score with less than two minutes remaining. 

Connecticut College – Bridget McGann (West Hartford, Conn.) recorded her third multi-goal game of the season, with a pair of goals in a 4-1 victory over Springfield College. The junior netted both goals in the first half and added an assist as Conn. College picked up its third win of the year. McGann leads the team in scoring with seven goals and moved into eighth place on the program's career goals list with 24. 

Hamilton – Junior Claire Tratnyek (Short Hills, N.J.) assisted on the Continentals' second goal late in the third quarter of a 2-1 win against Colby and scored Hamilton’s goal late in the fourth quarter of its 2-1 setback against Bates. Tratnyek, who entered the season with five career points, has six in 2024.
 
Middlebury – Senior Caroline Segal (Glencoe, Ill.) tallied seven points (3G, 1A) in a 2-0 weekend for Middlebury. The Panther helped the squad capture its 40th consecutive win on Saturday, posting a goal in a 4-1 win at Bowdoin. Segal followed that up with a pair of markers and an assist in an 8-1 victory at the University of New England on Sunday to move into the NESCAC lead with 29 points (11G, 7A). 

Tufts – Tufts did not allow a shot attempt by Trinity in the Jumbos’ 3-0 win over the Bantams on Saturday. The shutout was the fifth of the season for Tufts, which lowered its goals against average to a 0.50 mark.

Williams – Senior Meaghan Boehm (Millburn, N.J.) accounted for both goals as No. 3 Williams defeated No. 11 Bates, 2-1, on Saturday in the only game of the week for the Ephs.