Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Interview

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore Torrie Huk (Milford, Del.) scored her team's lone goal, as the UMass Lowell field hockey team (3-5) fell, 5-1, at Providence (8-2) on Sunday afternoon.
 
"I thought we played a really good first half," said Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk. "We did some of the things that we had worked on all week, including our defensive mindset. Providence outworked us all over the field the entire 70 minutes. They were gritty, tough and fast. Our energy level was down and we couldn't compete with them."
 
Freshman Anouk Lalande (Brussels, Belgium) added an assist on the day, as well as two shots, while senior Georgia Cowderoy (Ashmore, Queensland, Australia) recorded two shots of her own. Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Federico (Windham, N.H.) turned in a complete-game performance with six saves.
 
The Friars registered the first four shots of the day, but it was the River Hawks who got on the board first just under 13 minutes into the contest, as Lalande sent a nice centering pass across the front of the cage for Huk to sweep it on target.
 
Play was contained in the middle of the field for the next several minutes before Providence was able to convert on a corner opportunity when Floor Rozemeijer finished off a rebound, knotting the score. The home team was then awarded a penalty stroke and Kali Kilmer made good on the attempt to put her squad in front, 2-1, at the break.
 
Coming out of halftime, the Friars quickly made the score 3-1 thanks to a goal by Adrienne Houle during a scrum in front of the cage. The River Hawks fired back with good chances from Cowderoy, junior Katie Luchino (Freehold, N.J.) and classmate Christa Doiron (Worcester, Mass.), but PC's keeper, Megan Guilbert, turned away the trio of shots.
 
Providence pulled away with an unassisted goal by Megan Hamilton in the 50th minute and a breakaway goal by Sylvia Miller in the 67th minute, sealing the 5-1 outcome.
 
Sunday's contest marked the eighth meeting between UMass Lowell and Providence. The Friars now lead the all-time series, 6-1-1. The River Hawks' next game will be back at home on Friday, September 30 when the squad opens America East play against Maine at 7 p.m.