Fourth-Seeded Field Hockey Drops Top-Seeded Babson, 3-1, To Advance to NEWMAC Final
Box ScoreBABSON PARK, Mass. - November 3, 2007 - Fourth-seeded Springfield College received two goals from junior Jane Kelleher (Chatham, Mass.) and another from senior Brittany Veazie (Dexter, Maine) as the Pride defeated top-seeded Babson College, 3-1, in the semifinals of the 2007 NEWMAC Field Hockey Championship Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Pride (18-3), ranked first in New England East and 14th in the country, advance to Sunday's championship game at Babson at 1 p.m against Wellesley. The Beavers (14-7), ranked second in New England East, lost for just the second time in their last 15 games.
Kelleher gave Springfield a 1-0 lead at 9:12, as she took a fast break pass from junior Allie Eisele (Walton, N.Y.), made a move around sophomore goalie Emily Cohen, and tucked a shot inside the far left post for the game's first goal. The junior midfielder then made it 2-0 with her second goal of the contest when she took a pass from senior Eileen Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) and ripped a shot from the right side that glanced off a defender's stick and in at 37:33. The Pride eventually took that two-goal advantage into the break.
Veazie continued Springfield's offensive assault early in the second half, as she scored an unassisted goal on a reverse sweep from in front to make it 3-0 at 45:38. Babson got one goal back when sophomore Alyssa L'Bassi scored from the right side off an assist from sophomore Jess Paladino at 57:18, but that would be the Beavers' only score of the day as the Pride held on for the 3-1 victory.
Senior Emma Kaplan (Ridgefield, Conn.) played brilliantly in net for Springfield, finishing with nine saves. Cohen also played well in net for Babson, making seven stops, while senior tri-captain Michele Farley added a defensive save.
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Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only five years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 94-24 record, good for a winning percentage of .796 at the helm of her alma mater. She is the reigning NEWMAC Coach of the Year and NFHCA New England East Region Coach of the Year. Read more.