Rindge, N.H. (November 7) -- Led by a three-goal, one-assist effort by senior captain Paige Anderson (Suffield, Conn./Suffield), the Assumption College field hockey team picked up a 5-0 road win on a blustery Friday night. The win moves the Hounds into sole possession of fourth place in the Northeast-10 standings with two regular-season games remaining.

Assumption jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 7:03 into the game as junior Kiley Colucci (Gloucester, R.I./St. Mary Academy) tallied her team-leading 13th goal of the season, evading a Pierce defender before finding the back of the net. The Hounds increased the lead to 2-0 with 9:11 left in the opening half as freshman Catie Laraway (Westfield, Mass./Williston-Northampton School) put home her sixth goal of the season, assisted on by Anderson. Anderson collected the ball out of a scramble before feeding Laraway at the right post for the score.

After heading into the halftime break at 2-0, Anderson immediately put the game out of reach for Assumption as she scored twice in the first 3:20 of the second for the 4-0 lead. Anderson's first goal came after a scramble in the front of the net, while her second followed a turnover by the Ravens goalkeeper as she stole the ball and put home her sixth goal of the year.

Anderson capped off the hat trick just 8:42 into the period for the 5-0 final as freshman Allison Sheahan (Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth) picked up the assist.

Senior goalie Lauren Neilan (Mendon, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) made seven saves in the shutout win, while Meaghan Williams turned aside 14 shots in the defeat.

As a team, Assumption held a 24-20 advantage in total shots, including 19-7 in shots on goal.

With the win, Assumption improves to 11-5 overall and 6-3 in Northeast-10 action, while Franklin Pierce falls to 8-8 overall and 5-4 in the league.

Assumption is idle until Wednesday, November 12th when the Hounds host Adelphi University for a 7 p.m. start at the Multi-Sport Stadium.

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