Field Hockey Defeats Rensselaer

October 26, 2005

10/26/05 - Middlebury won its sixth consecutive game as they picked up a 4-1 win over Rensselaer on Kohn Field. The ninth-ranked Panthers wrap up their regular season at Trinity on Saturday before hosting a NESCAC Tournament first-round game on Sunday at 1:00. The Red Hawks wrap up their regular season at St. Lawrence on Saturday.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Reid Berrien scored the first of her three goals on the afternoon at the 26:38 mark of the first half with an outside shot after a feed from Channing Weymouth. Allison Smith gave Middlebury a 2-0 lead at 19:49, before Berrien and <?xml:namespace prefix = "st1" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Weymouth struck again with just 2:11 left in the first half. Rensselaer scored its lone goal of the game on a penalty corner with no time left in the half as Kristina Baker found Andrea Flynn, who buried the shot from close range. Berrien scored the game's final goal with 24:01 remaining, to make it a 4-1 contest.

Meghan McGillen ended the game with a pair of saves for Middlebury, while Amanda Lund has a busy day, making 26 saves on the afternoon for Rensselaer.

Date: October 26, 2005

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Site: Middlebury, Vt.

TEAM  1  2  OT  OT  F

Rensselaer (6-9)  1  0  -  -  1

Middlebury (11-2)  3  1  -  -  4

SCORING SUMMARY

M-1st (26:38) - Reid Berrien (Channing Weymouth)

M-1st (19:49) - Allison Smith

M-1st (2:11) - Berrien (Weymouth)

R-1st (0:00) - Andrea Flynn (Kristina Baker)

M-2nd (24:01) - Berrien (Claire Edelen)

GOALKEEPING SUMMARY

Meghan McGillen-M (70 min., 2 saves, 1 GA)

Amanda Lund-R (70 min., 26 saves, 4 GA)