Worcester, MA - The 4^th seeded Worcester State College Lancers field hockey team posted 5 first half goals and cruised to an, 8-1, win over the 5^th seeded Bears of Bridgewater State College in Little East quarterfinal action Tuesday evening at Worcester State’s Coughlin Field.  Worcester State advances to the Little East semifinals against the top seeded Keene State College Owls who defeated Salem State College, 1-0, Tuesday night.

The Lancers got on the board in the 7^th minute when Worcester State’s leading scorer Ann Clark (Worcester, MA) potted her 15^th goal of the year off of a pass from sophomore Megan Rosborough (Uxbridge, MA.)  Senior Mary Lemelin (Colrain, MA) followed that score less than two minutes later with her first goal of the season to give the Lancers a, 2-0, lead and all the scoring that they would need.

Junior Colleen Flynn (Arlington, MA) scored her 7^th of the year in the 19^th minute off a feed from sophomore Ginelle Blais (Marlboro, MA) to further extend the Lancer lead.  Junior Kara Walker (Templeton, MA) then rounded out the scoring for Worcester State in the half scoring her 3^rd and 4^th goals of the season to give the Lancers a, 5-0, advantage at the break.

Blais scored the 6^th Worcester State goal just 44 seconds into the second half followed by Clark’s second tally of the night off a pass from Kim Cosenza (Fitchburg, MA) for a, 7-0, Worcester State lead.

Bridgewater State got on the board in the 46^th minute when senior midfielder Lindsay Dopart (Somerset, MA) scored her 9^th goal of the season on an assist by forward Katie Balboni (Townsend, MA.)

Megan Rosborough then closed out the scoring on the night with her 4^th of the season giving Worcester State the, 8-1, victory.

Worcester State net minder Erin MacDonald (Dedham, MA) made 8 saves before giving way to backup Hilary Pineo (Gardner, MA).

Worcester State now has a 13-6 overall record while Bridgewater State closes out their season with a final mark of, 8-10. 
 

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