Manchester, N.H. (October 6) -- The Saint Anselm field hockey team kept hopes of making the Northeast-10 playoffs alive with a 2-1 win over the Assumption Greyhounds Saturday morning at South Athletic Field. 

The Hawks came out strong in the first half, pressuring Greyhound goalkeeper Kaitlin Burke.  The Hawks scored on their first shot of the game as Annie Heaney (East Kingston, N.H.) put home a Karrie Muma (N. Falmouth, Mass.) pass at the 7:01 mark.  The Hawks added a second goal late in the first half, as Liz Tierney (Scituate, Mass.) netted her first goal of the season at the 31:50 mark.

Assumption tried to make a late comeback as April Brunelle buried a Sarah Ranieri feed at the 62:47 mark, making the score 2-1 with less than eight minutes to play.  After a barrage of penalty corners held off by the Saint Anselm defense, the Greyhounds came up short. 

Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine) made seven saves for the Hawks, while Burke made four saves in the losing effort for the Greyhounds.  The win improves the Hawks to 5-8 overall, 5-8 Northeast-10, while the loss drops Assumption to 6-8, 4-7 Northeast-10.

The Hawks return to the field on Wednesday, October 10, traveling to Stonehill for a 7:00 p.m. start.