Field Hockey Lose Season Opener at Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Elms College Field Hockey team traveled to the University of Hartford for their season opener in a non-conference matchup on Friday afternoon.

BASICS
Score: Elms College 0 | University of Hartford 8
Records: Blazers 0-1, 0-0 (GNAC) | Hawks 1-0, 0-0 (CNE)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blazers started off down 1-0 early, as Hartford put pressure on the Elms defense from the start. Senior goaltender Katelyn Volk (Warwick, R.I.) made a couple key saves for the Blazers to keep them within striking distance, but the Hawks struck twice more to end the first quarter and take a 3-0 lead. Elms continued their attempts to stop the Hartford offense, but had trouble keeping the Hawks out of the Blazers zone and conceded two more goals before halftime.

Early in the second half, first year goaltender Ashlyn Cullity (Wilmington, Mass.) would come into the game and played well for the Blazers in her collegiate debut and made some impressive saves, but Elms was unable to muster shots on the Hartford goal to get Elms back in the game. Hartford would score one more time and defeat Elms 8-0, handing the Blazers their first loss of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Volk would record nine saves after seeing 14 shots on goal.

• Cullity would stop three shots of the six she faced.

UP NEXT: The Elms College Field Hockey team will host UMass-Dartmouth on Tuesday, September 2nd at 5 pm in a non-conference game at Leary Field for their home opener of the 2025 season.

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