BIDDEFORD — Junior Brittany Hawkins scored twice and classmate Anna Bury posted eight saves to help second-seeded Gordon College claim the 2013 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Hockey Championship with a 3-1 decision over top-seeded University of New England on Saturday afternoon at the Big Blue Turf.
UNE’s Hayley LaPointe of Topsham had three shots on goal in the losing effort,
The Fighting Scots (17-5) earned the league’s automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship, which will begin on Wednesday.
UNE (15-6), which fell for the first time in nine outings, will await word on a possible bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship.
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