The Huskies trounced Central Michigan, 6-1, on Saturday at the Univeristy of Michigan's Ocker Field Hockey Field in Ann Arbor. NU jumped out to a 2-0 lead and never looked back, improving to 7-1 on the season while Central Michigan dropped to an even 2-2.
Senior Mari Creatini had a huge game, collecting two goals and two assists. Whitney Shean scored a pair of goals while Liane Dixon and Jay Quinn also scored.
The Huskies struck for their first goal at 5:19 when Quinn netted one with an assist from Lauren Edelmeier. They went up 2-0 at 11:50 on a goal by Shean with an assist from Alli Bolster.
Central Michigan made it close with a goal less than five minutes later, making the score 2-1 at 16:39 on a goal from Erica Takach. But NU scored again, taking a 3-1 lead into halftime on a Creatini' s goal.
The Huskies dominated the second half, taking 17 shots on CMU goalie Sarah Mancuso, and netting three more goals. Shean, Dixon and Creatini got second-half goals. Overall, NU took 26 shots while CMU only managed 10, including just one in the second half.
NU goalie Diana Nelson made four saves in her 59:08 of play. Elizabeth Centofanti played the final 10:52 but didn't see any shots. Northeastern took 10 penalty corners in the game, scoring on one, while CMU had three penalty corners.
The Huskies last started the season 7-1 in 2002, when they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2001, NU began the season 9-1. The Huskies play Michigan on Sunday at noon.
Northeastern (7-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (2-2) -------------------------------
Date: Sep 18, 2004 Attendance: 122 Northeastern........ 3 3 - 6
Weather: Sunny, warm CENTRAL MICHIGAN.... 1 0 - 1
Northeastern CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Pos # Player Sh SOG G A DS Pos # Player Sh SOG G A DS
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GK 77 Diana Nelson........ - - - - - GK 27 MANCUSO, Sarah...... - - - - -
4 Liane Dixon......... 6 4 1 1 - 2 FOLK, Alisa......... 2 - - - -
9 Mari Creatini....... 7 4 2 2 - 5 REED, Kristy........ 2 - - - -
10 Sarah Eckhoff....... - - - - - 8 BURROUGHS, Stasia... 1 1 - - -
11 Michaela O'Malley... - - - - - 9 BALANESI, Alicia.... - - - - -
17 Ashley D'Ambra...... 2 - - - - 12 KAUFFMAN, Amy....... 1 - - - -
19 Jay Quinn........... 3 3 1 - - 15 GLAZA, Laura........ - - - - -
20 Alli Bolster........ 2 2 - 2 - 16 FERRIS, Kim......... - - - - -
21 Emily Skipp......... - - - - - 17 FOGLE, Michelle..... - - - - -
22 Lauren Edelmeier.... 2 - - 2 - 23 TAKACH, Erica....... 3 3 1 - -
27 Megan Troxel........ - - - - - 24 DOTTERY, Erin....... - - - 1 -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
5 Ashley Webber....... 1 1 - - - 3 DOAN, Allyson....... - - - - -
8 Katherine Hopkins... - - - - - 4 BLANCHARD, Cortney.. 1 1 - - -
13 Stephanie Casper.... 1 1 - - - 10 DOAN, Jessyca....... - - - - -
18 Heather Bernstein... - - - - - 11 LINCOLN, Katie...... - - - - -
24 Whitney Shean....... 2 2 2 - - Totals.............. 10 5 1 1 0
33 Elizabeth Centofanti - - - - -
Totals.............. 26 17 6 7 0
Northeastern CENTRAL MICHIGAN
# Player MIN GA Saves # Player MIN GA Saves
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77 Diana Nelson........ 59:08 1 4 27 MANCUSO, Sarah...... 70:00 6 11
33 Elizabeth Centofanti 10:52 0 0
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 9 17 - 26 Northeastern........ 3 1 - 4
CENTRAL MICHIGAN.... 9 1 - 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN.... 3 8 - 11
Penalty corners 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 5 5 - 10
CENTRAL MICHIGAN.... 3 0 - 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 5:19 NU Jay Quinn Lauren Edelmeier
2. 11:50 NU Whitney Shean Alli Bolster
3. 16:39 CMU TAKACH, Erica DOTTERY, Erin
4. 22:51 NU Mari Creatini Lauren Edelmeier
5. 35:50 NU Whitney Shean Mari Creatini
6. 52:36 NU Liane Dixon Mari Creatini
7. 53:38 NU Mari Creatini Alli Bolster; Liane Dixon
