Westfield State Cruises Past Salem State

SALEM, Mass. -- Hannah Collins (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Cassidy Connolly (Woburn, Mass.) scored four goals apiece as Westfield State cruised to a 13-1 victory over Salem State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) match on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. The Owls go to 6-5 and remain unbeaten in conference at 2-0. The Vikings slip to 3-6 and 0-2 in the MASCAC.  

Natalie DeMaio (Westwood, Mass.) – 2 goals, Kiely Hafensteiner ((Niskayuna, N.Y.) – 1 goal, Ashley Charlton (Braintree, Mass.) – 1 goal, Cara Derby (Dedham, Mass.) – 1 goal all contributed in the win.

Jenna Wells (Revere, Mass.) -1 goal scored for Salem State.

Connolly scored four of the games' first five goals as Westfield State built a commanding five-goal lead with 5:19 remaining in the first quarter. Demaio tallied a man-up goal for the Owl's sixth goal of the quarter as the Owls hald a 6-0 advantage at the end of one period. Westfield State continued their run into the second quarter, scoring three more unanswered goals to build a 9-0 halftime lead. The Owls scored nine goals on just 14 shot attempts in the half.

Four straight scores by Westfield State, including a pair by Collins, pushed the lead to 13-0 with 5:05 left in the third quarter. Wells broke the string for the Vikings with a fourth quarter score, making the final 13-1.

Kara Banagan (Niskayuna, N.Y.) earned the win in net, making one save before giving way to Sydney Smith (Dalton, Mass.) in the fourth quarter. Kaia Hollingsworth (Methuen, Mass.) stopped four shots for Salem State in the loss.