Teams: Field Hockey: Schedule & Results

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Tufts 3, Williams 0

At Williamstown, MA
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Game Box Score

Junior Jess Perkins put Tufts on the scoreboard first

WILLIAMSTOWN -- The fifth-ranked Tufts University field hockey team posted an emphatic 3-0 victory at Williams College in a NESCAC contest Saturday afternoon. Coach Tina McDavitt's team finished with a 26-1 advantage in shots and 18-0 in penalty corner opportunities.

The field was slippery as the game was played in a downpour, but both teams managed to maintain composure throughout the competition. Tufts opened the frame with a smattering of shots alternated with penalty corners. On their fifth penalty corner opportunity only 3:40 into the half, senior Michelle Kelly (Downingtown, PA) passed to junior Jess Perkins (Barrington, RI) who knocked in the ball for the only goal the Jumbos would need.

The Jumbos controlled the entire half, finishing 15-0 in shots and 10-0 in corners. However, Williams keeper Katrina Tulla made seven saves and it was 1-0 Jumbos at the break.

The second half began similar to the first when Kelly burst through traffic and found the net off a pass by junior Tamara Brown (Annandale, VA) less than two minutes into the period. Five minutes later, Tufts senior co-captain Amanda Russo (Garden City, NY) ran the ball up the left line and was met in the circle by Tulla. Her shot rebounded off Tulla's pads onto the stick of Brown, who lifted the ball past Tulla and into the goal improving their score to 3-0. Both Kelly and Brown had a goal and an assist each.

The Ephs put their lone shot on Tufts sophomore keeper Marianna Zak (Concord, MA) during the second half. She saved it, and that was all she had to do for the team's seventh shutout of the 2009 season. The Jumbos finished with 11-1 and 8-0 leads in second-half shots and corners, respectively. Tulla had seven more saves in the Williams cage to finish with 14.

It was the fourth straight win for Tufts over Williams. The Jumbos improved to 12-1 overall and 7-1 in NESCAC. They finish their regular-season schedule next Friday afternoon at Bowdoin in a rematch of the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship Game. The Ephs' records are now 5-8 overall and 5-3 in the league. They are at Middlebury next Friday.

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