BIDDEFORD — Four different players scored as the University of New England cruised to a 4-0 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Gordon College in field hockey action Thursday evening at the Big Blue Turf.
The win ended a two-game skid for the Nor’easters, who move to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in CCC play. The Fighting Scots fall for the fifth consecutive outing, back to 2-7 on the year (1-3 CCC).
Nicole Matarozzo slapped home a feed from Desirae LeBlanc in the 11th minute to get things started for UNE, and Becky Zakorchemny punched in a rebound for her first goal of the season 2:30 later.
UNE went up 3-0 less than a minute into the second half, as Hannah Buckley sent a dangerous ball into the middle from the left wing and Vonde Saunders chased it down for a slight redirection between the goalie’s pads.
Kersey Boulay capped the scoring output in the 54th minute, pushing a penalty stroke into the left side of the cage.
The Nor’easters received four saves from Holly Smith to preserve the shutout.
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