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EIGHTH-RANKED PURPLE KNIGHTS BLANK YELLOW JACKETS, 5-0         SMC notches sixth win in last seven contests, improved to 4-0 on Duffy Field FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               FOR MORE INFORMATION September 25, 2005                                                                            Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                          Phone: (802) 654-2537 COLCHESTER, Vt. – Saint Michael’s College scored four goals in the second half and cruised past American International College, 5-0, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action on Sunday on Duffy Field at Doc Jacobs Complex. For the Purple Knights, senior Nikki Pickman (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) scored twice, while junior Ashley Webb (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) tallied a goal and an assist. Senior Ashley Brown (New Boston, N.H./Goffstown Area) and sophomore Hannah Wolfe (Bow, N.H./Bow) also scored, while junior Tina Nardi (Rupert, Vt./Salem Central) stopped two shots for her sixth win in seven games for Saint Michael’s (6-4, 6-2 NE-10), ranked eighth in Tuesday’s STX/NFHCA Division II National Coaches’ Poll. For the Yellow Jackets, senior Kiara Mojica (Windsor, Conn.) stopped two shots while allowing just one goal in her first game in net this season, while sophomore Cindy Armand (Danvers, Mass.) recorded four second-half saves for AIC (0-8, 0-8 NE-10). The Purple Knights opened the scoring 7:16 into the contest on Brown’s first goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner, off of an assist from Webb. AIC nearly tied the contest 15 minutes later, but a shot by senior Amanda Demers (Danielson, Conn.) slammed off of the right post. The score remained 1-0 until midway through the second half, when Pickman scored a pair of goals less than two minutes apart, with her first goal assisted by junior Lindsay Brancaleone (Gloucester, Mass./Manchester Essex Regional). The Purple Knights maintained their 3-0 lead until the final minute, when Wolfe and Webb converted off of penalty corners assisted by junior Cassie Dewey (Lebanon, N.J./Mount Saint Mary’s Academy) and sophomore Chelsea Kimball (North Berwick, Maine/Noble). Saint Michael’s returns to action on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. home game versus Saint Anselm College. AIC hosts Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday at 4 p.m. GAME SUMMARY AIC                     0        0          - 0 Saint Michael’s    1        4          - 5 First Half: SMC, Brown (Webb), 27:44. Second Half: SMC, Pickman (Brancaleone), 21:19; SMC, Pickman (unassisted), 19:25; SMC, Wolfe (Dewey), 0:42; SMC, Webb (Kimball), 0:00. Saves: AIC, Mojica (35:00), 2 saves; AIC, Armand (35:00), 4 saves; SMC, Nardi (70:00), 2 saves. Penalty Corners: AIC 2, SMC 15. Defensive Saves: None.  ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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