College Field Hockey – Westfield, MA, September 20, 2005

Trinity College 4 – Westfield State 2

WESTFIELD – Freshmen Christine Mwaturura (Zimbabwe) scored two goals and Megan McCurdy (Weston, Mass.) tallied a goal and two assists to lead Trinity College to a 4-2 field hockey victory over Westfield State Sept. 20.

Trinity evened its record at 2-2 while Westfield dropped to 1-5.

All of Mwaturura’s and McCurdy’s points were recorded in the high-scoring second half, in which four goals were scored in the final 3:22.

Trinity led 1-0 at halftime on an unassisted goal by Kathleen Conlon (Sagamore Beach, Mass.) with 4:05 remaining. Mwaturura, with assists from McCurdy, scored at the 16:22 and 3:22 marks of the second half. Trinity then expanded its lead to 4-0 on a McCurdy goal with 2:26 remaining.

The Owls struck for two quick goals by Megan Wolski (1:36 remaining) and Kate Anderson (0:26) to make the score respectable. Trinity beat Westfield, 5-3, last year.

Wolski assisted on the second goal and now has four goals and two assists in the last two games. The sophomore forward from Plymouth, Mass., was named both the Little East Conference and Mass. State Conference Player of the Week for tallying three goals and an assist in Westfield’s 5-1 win over Plymouth State last Saturday.

1 2 1ot 2ot Final

Trinity (2-2) 1 3 4

Westfield State (1-5) 0 2 2

First Half Scoring:

Trinity: Kathleen Conlon, 4:05

Second Half Scoring:

Trinity: Christine Mwaturura (Megan McCurdy), 16:39

Trinity: Christine Mwaturura (Megan McCurdy), 3:22

Trinity: Megan McCurdy (Erin Daly), 2:26

Westfield: Megan Wolskii (Ashley Brogan), 1:36

Westfield: Kate Anderson (Megan Wolski), 0:26

Goalie Saves:

Westfield: Cat Hanks 6 saves

Trinity: Courtney Bergh 7 saves

Shots: Trinity 14; Westfield 9

Penalty Corners:

Trinity 1; Westfield 5