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Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

For Immediate Release

College Field Hockey

Bates Blanks Southern Maine 3-0

LEWISTON, Maine  –  The Bates College Bobcats scored three goals in the opening 26 minutes to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 3-0 in a non-conference field hockey game Wednesday afternoon in Lewiston, Maine.

            Winning its second game in three tries, Bates improves to 3-7 with the win.  Suffering its third straight loss, Southern Maine falls to 5-10. 

            Junior midfielder Lyndsay Beaton (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket) and sophomore forward Michelle Brady (Milton, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) each scored a goal within one minute of each other to quickly spot the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.  Beaton's goal came from a Brady assist 17:16 into the game and Brady quickly followed with an unassisted goal at 17:57.  Sophomore forward Laura Baran (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) capped the Bates' goal scoring boon in the 26th minute knocking in a goal off of an assist from senior forward Sema Kazarian (Providence, R.I./Lincoln School). 

            Bates' senior Katie McEnroe (Hockessin, Del./Wilmington Friends) earned the shutout victory making five saves.   USM senior goalkeeper Rachel Lolley (Gorham, Maine) allowed three goals and made one save in 27:35 of action.  Freshman Kayla Kennedy (Windham, Maine) finished the game for the Huskies making nine saves.

            Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) when it travels to Little East Conference foe UMass Dartmouth.  Bates College hosts Wesleyan on Saturday (12:00 p.m.). 

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