NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team lost their opening game of the season, 12-0 to New England College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest.

Ella Welton (Cliffwood, N.J.) had sixteen saves for the Falcons.

THE BASICS

FINAL: NEC 12 | Albertus 0

RECORDS: Albertus (0-1, 0-1 GNAC)) | NEC (2-1, 1-0 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pilgrims scored four times in the first quarter, twice on goals by Kira Geddes.
• There was a two hour lightning delay early in the first quarter.
• Geddes added one more goal in the second.
• NEC put the game away in the second half with six goals from five different players.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Ella Welston (L, 0-1) 28 Shots on Goal | 16 Saves | 12 Goals Allowed

NEC

Makenzie Anderson (W, 2-1) 0 Shots on Goal | 0 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed

UP NEXT

Albertus returns to action on Tuesday, September 9th as the Falcons head to the University of Hartford for a 3 p.m. start.