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NORTHFIELD, VT. – Norwich University used an 11-goal first
half performance to lead the way to a 20-7 Great Northeast Athletic
Conference win over Rivier April 5.
The Maroon and Gold, earning their 21st consecutive
GNAC win, received a pair of goals from sophomore midfielder
Grace
Fitzpatrick (Falmouth, Maine) and senior midfielder
Kacey
Abbriano (Hicksville, N.Y.) to open a 4-0 edge less
than five minutes in. Rivier, dropping to 1-5 overall and 0-4 in
league play, battled right back with three straight scores to make
it 4-3 with inside of 15 minutes to play.
Norwich responded with five successive goals to help lead the
way to an 11-4 halftime advantage. Abbriano and Fitzpatrick
combined for 10 of the 11 Cadets' first half goals. The host side
managed to put the game out of doubt with four goals in the first
six minutes of the second half.
Abbriano and Fitzpatrick ended with seven goals each. Abbriano,
moving to 26 goals on the season, hit her number on 13 shot
attempts, which was also a team-best, while Fitzpatrick tallied her
seven on 10 tries. The combo was also first in ground balls with
five each.
Coach Beth Van Parys' squad received multiple-goal games from
senior attacker Lindsey
Mathias (Worcester, Mass.) and senior attacker
Danielle
Del Dotto (Andover, Mass.). Del Dotto totaled a
five-point contest with a team-best three assists. Senior
Meghan
Kennedy (Lowell, Mass.) took the win in net with six
saves.
Jessica Amaral highlighted the match for the Raiders, reaching
the 25-goal mark for 2012 with three. Lauren Brett also totaled
three.
Norwich resumes league play with a 1 p.m. start at Simmons
College in Boston, Mass., Saturday, April 7. Rivier
hosts St. Joseph's College of Maine Tuesday, April 10, at 7
p.m.
NOTES: Abbriano registered six-or-more goals in a game for the
third time. … Fitzpatrick's seven goals were a single-game
best this year for the sophomore. … Norwich reached the
20-goal mark for the third time this season. … Thursday's
win was the 12th straight for the Maroon and Gold on
their home field.
