Field Hockey Falls To Wheelock, 2-0

Box Score

BOSTON, MA – Elms College freshman goalkeeper Alexandra Bonavita (Agawam, MA) turned away 15 shots, but Wheelock College used a Rachel Robohm (North Eastern, MA) goal and assist to help the Wildcats secure a 2-0 victory over the Blazers in Thursday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) field hockey game at Winsor Stadium in Boston.

With the loss, Elms falls to 2-8 overall, 1-3 in league action; while Wheelock improves to 3-8 on the season, 3-1 in conference play.

Robohm netted an early goal, scoring at the 7:47 mark to give Wheelock a quick 1-0 lead. The Wildcats fired 18 shots in the first half, but Bonavita collected 10 of her 15 saves during the frame to keep the score at 1-0.

Wheelock kept its offense steady in the second half, registering 17 shots in the second stanza. Bonavita and the defense again held the Wildcats off the board until Robohm found Despina Savvoulides (Norwalk, CT) who netted the squad’s second goal in the final minute of play, setting the score at 2-0.

Robohm led the offensive effort, recording 13 shots, while three other players finished with five shots.

Elms returns to NECC action when it travels to Bay Path on Saturday, Oct. 10. Game time is set for 11:30 a.m. in Longmeadow, MA.