No. 14 Field Hockey Downs Eastern Connecticut State, 3-0
Springfield 3, Eastern Connecticut 0
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 18, 2003 – Springfield College senior back
Maylese Leyva (Harwich, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season off a penalty corner with 24:49 left in the second half to lift No. 14 Springfield over Eastern Connecticut State, 3-0, this evening at Benedum Field.
Leyva’s game-winning tally opened a high scoring second half for the Pride. SC senior back
Jen Bush (Wallingford, Conn.) connected for her first score of the fall with 1:47 left in the game. Springfield senior back
Maria Russo (Glen Gardener, N.J.) capped the scoring with a goal off a penalty stroke with 10 seconds remaining.
SC junior goalkeeper
Lindsay Pardue (Houston, Texas) made three stops in the game while her counterpart, Eastern Connecticut State freshman goalie
Michelle Santora (Greenwich, Conn.), recorded 11 stops.
The Pride improves to 4-2 on the season while the Warriors fall to 2-4.
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Head Coach Melissa Sharpe
After nine years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Sharpe has continued the tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 130-68 record, good for a winning percentage of .656 at the helm of her alma mater.
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