Holly Brouillette tucks the ball inside the right post to score the game-deciding goal. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
WESTFIELD – Freshman forward Holly Brouillette (Burlington, Mass.) scored the only goal in the shootout competition following double overtime to lift Westfield State University to a 2-1 field hockey victory over Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Westfield remains unbeaten at 3-0 after winning its Little East Conference opener. Eastern Connecticut is 3-2.
After 70 minutes of regulation and two 15-minute overtime stanzas, the conference rivals were deadlocked at 1-1. Five players from each squad were designated to participate in the shootout to determine the winner, and Brouillette scored as the Owls’ No. 4 shooter. Westfield freshman goalie Megan Fountaine stopped all five Eastern Connecticut shot attempts.
Eastern Connecticut scored 5:03 into the game on an unassisted goal by Hannah Keiser. Westfield evened the score 10 minutes later on Courtney Araujo’s goal off a penalty corner, with assists from Emily Williams and Danielle Grenon.
Eastern Connecticut had the biggest scoring threat the remainder of the game with just over four minutes remaining in the first overtime. Marinna Edmond had a wide open net on a mini-breakaway but her shot hit the left post.
