Teams: Field Hockey: Schedule & Results

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Tufts 5, Endicott 0

At Medford, MA
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Game Box Score

Senior co-captain Amanda Russo scored the first two Tufts goals

MEDFORD -- Junior Tamara Brown (Annandale, VA) figured in every Tufts University goal on Thursday as the Jumbo field hockey team remained undefeated with a 5-0 non-conference victory against Endicott College at Bello Field.

Brown scored two goals with three assists for a career-high seven points to lead the Jumbos, who improved to 6-0 overall. Coach Tina McDavitt's squad has now won 26 consecutive regular-season games. Senior co-captain Amanda Russo (Garden City, NY) added two goals for the hosts. Endicott (4-6) lost its fourth game in a row.

The visiting Gulls did a good job limiting Tufts' scoring chances for most of the first half. However, Brown assisted two goals by Russo 4:10 apart at 28:31 and 32:41 to put the Jumbos at a 2-0 advantage. On both occasions, Brown drew attention with the ball in the goal mouth and tapped passes to a wide-open Russo for the goals.

Tufts junior Katie Hyder (Winston-Salem, NC) got her first start of the season in goal and kicked out the first shot she saw by Endicott's Joanne Reid (Clarksville, MD) during a penalty corner opportunity. The Jumbos had a 14-1 advantage in shots for the first 35 minutes and 6-1 in corners.

Tufts turned it on early in the second half, scoring three times in a six-minute stretch. Brown scored her first of the game after taking a pass in close from sophomore Lindsay Griffith (Wilmington, DE) at 43:20. Senior Michelle Kelly (Downingtown, PA) converted a pass from Brown at 45:55, and then Brown finished the scoring with a nice tap in of a pass by first-year Lia Sagerman (LaJolla, CA) at 49:28.

Endicott had a good scoring chance late in the second half on a penalty corner. Sophomore Alexandra Parese (Wilton, CT) was positioned right in front of Hyder, who saved Parese's redirect to preserve the shutout.

Tufts finished with a 23-7 margin in shots, including 13-2 on goal. The penalty corners count was tilted 14-3 in favor of the Jumbos. Hyder had the two saves, while Gulls first-year Taylor Teixeira (Exeter, NH) stopped seven Jumbo shots.

Brown is closing in on two Tufts career scoring records. With seven goals and 18 points this season, she has 40 goals and 90 points overall. The program records are 44 goals and 97 points by Aryn Landau from 1987-90.

Tufts returns to NESCAC play on Saturday at Bates with a noon start. The Gulls host The Commonwealth Coast Conference rival Anna Maria on Saturday at 1:00.

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