Easton, Mass. - Two goals from freshman Kirstie St. Martin (Lincoln, R.I.) led Stonehill (4-4-2) to a 3-0 victory over Northeast-10 rival, Bentley (7-4-1) on Saturday afternoon on Skyhawk Field. With the win, Stonehill moves to 4-2-2 in the Conference as September comes to a close.
Saturday's game marked the Skyhawks fourth straight win over rival Bentley and gives seniors Meghan O'Brien (Stow, Mass.), Erin McLaughlin (Norwood, Mass.), Lauren Boyd (Sandwich, Mass.), Ashley Bourne (Brockton, Mass.), Alex Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass.) and Hilary Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass.) a perfect record against the Falcons, a team they outscored 17-2 over that span.
Eckhardt, aided by smothering defensive performances from Marissa Bramwell (Norton, Mass.) and Kelley Harper (Liverpool, N.Y.) claimed her second shutout of the season.
Bentley's freshman goaltender, Kara Smith, who turned away 12 shots, allowed all three goals. St. Martin's would start the scoring ten minutes into the second half, nailing home a goal from ten yards out. Minutes later Stonehill struck again. Excellent communication between Michele Norton (Abington, Mass.) and Boyd resulted in Boyd's team-leading sixth goal of the season, while Norton earned her team-leading third assist of the year.
St. Martin would end the game with another score, this one coming off of a deflected save with one minute remaining in the contest.
The Skyhawks travel to American International for another NE-10 showdown on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.