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Date: October 29, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Bates field hockey uses big second half to beat Colby

WATERVILLE, Maine ---- Bates College scored three goals in the final 20:34 of the game to pull out a 3-2 win against Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference field hockey Saturday at Bill Alfond Field. Bates (7-7, 3-6) earned the seventh and last seed in the NESCAC playoffs and will visit second-seeded Middlebury at 1 p.m. Sunday. Colby, which would have clinched the seventh seed with a victory Saturday, ends its season at 5-8.

Colby led 2-0 at halftime on two unassisted goals by first-year forward Mary Clare Snediker (New Canaan, Conn.).

Bates fought back and cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Allison Marshall (Princeton, N.J.) with 20:34 left. The Bobcats tied the game when Emily Sampson (Plymouth, N.H.) tallied with 17:22 to go.

Rachel Greenwood (Williamstown, Mass.) scored with 11:14 left off an assist from Abby Childs (Philadelphia, Pa.) to put Bates up for good.

Bates 3, Colby 2

Bates 0#3------3

Colby 2#0------2

1st half

C: Mary Clare Snediker, 13:23

C: Mary Clare Snediker, 29:46

2nd half

B: Allison Marshall (Brooke Anable, Erin Chandler), 49:26

B: Emily Sampson, 52:38

B: Rachel Greenwood (Abby Childs), 59:46

Shots: Bates 11, Colby 20. Penalty corners: Bates 13, Colby 7.

Goalies: Sarah Judice (Bates, 70 minutes, 7 saves); Jamie Enos (Colby, 70 minutes, 6 saves).