WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College field hockey earned a 3-0 shutout victory over NEWMAC foe Clark University at Butler Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Wellesley junior Madeline Hamstra (Houston, Texas) broke the scoreless tie midway through the second quarter with a third goal of the year.
Hamstra made it a multi-goal game five minutes into the fourth by connecting on a second shot of the game.Â
Junior Gabi Chen (Mountain View, Calif.) tacked on an insurance goal a mere 39 seconds later to put the Blue up 3-0. Hamstra assisted on the play.
Clark nearly got on the board six minutes into the second quarter, but Blue junior Rachel Carson (Mays Landing, N.J.) made a defensive save to keep the score 0-0. Less than a minute later Chen had a defensive save for Wellesley to aid the defensive effort.
Junior goalie Hannah Simmonds (Austin, Texas) finished with a pair of saves to move into solo 10th in program history in career saves with 199.
Senior Rachel Reiter (Millburn, N.J.) had seven saves for the Cougars (5-10 Overall, 0-7 NEWMAC).Â
The Blue (5-10 Overall, 4-3 NEWMAC) finished the contest with a 16-6 advantage in shots and an 8-1 margin in penalty corners.Â
Next up, Wellesley will play a noon game at WPI on Saturday, October 24. Clark travels to Mount Holyoke College that same day for a 2:00 PM contest.
