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Date: September 6, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Field hockey opens with overtime win

PLYMOUTH, N.H. --

Adrienne LeClair (Masconomet/Boxford, Mass.) made her first collegiate goal a memorable one as the Colby College field hockey team opened the season with a big 2-1 overtime victory over Plymouth State on Saturday.

LeClair scored with 2:18 left in the overtime period off an assist from All-American forward Wendy Bonner (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.).

Colby (1-0) handed Plymouth State its only regular season loss of the season last year when the Panthers finished the season 17-2. Bonner had the lone goal in that game.

Colby went up 1-0 with 22:25 left in the second half when Bonner converted on a penalty stroke.

Bonner scored her 20th collegiate goal and now has 20 goals and six assists for 46 career points.

Plymouth State (0-1) battled back about five minutes later when Lilly Silva (Lowell, Mass.) tallied

unassisted.

Colby goalie Molly Rice (South Portland/South Portland, Maine) stopped seven shots in her collegiate debut. Defender Kristin Putnam (Messalonskee/Sidney, Maine) broke a single-game school record with five defensive saves.

The Mules will play at Husson College this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

Colby College 2, Plymouth State 1, OT

Colby 0-1-1---2

Plymouth 0-1-0---1

Scoring:

2: Colby: Wendy Bonner (penalty stroke), 22:25 left

2: PS: Lilly Silva, 17:37

OT: Adrienne LeClair (Wendy Bonner), 2:18

Shots: Colby 12, PS 8. Goalies: Molly Rice (Colby) 7; Kerri Brady (PS) 10.