University of Massachusets Athletics

Sunday, September 1
Evanston, IL
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Massachusetts Falls To Preseason No. 1 Northwestern

September 01, 2024 | Field Hockey

Box Score
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Massachusetts (0-2) dropped a 6-1 decision to preseason no. 1 Northwestern (2-0) at Lakeside Field. The Minutewomen managed six shots and four penalty corners but fell to the 2023 National Runner-Up on opening weekend. 
 
Junior Myrte van Herwijnen totaled six saves, a season-high on the young 2024 campaign. Fellow junior Gabrielle Benkenstein secured Massachusetts lone goal of the afternoon, her fifth in the maroon and white. Both Claire Danahy and Dempsey Campbell assisted on the goal, converting one of four Minutewomen penalty corners. 
 
Danahy led Massachusetts in shots, totaling two scoring attempts on the afternoon. Five different Minutewomen recorded a shot in the matchup, four of those were on goal.  
  
Breaking Down The Action
  • Northwestern secured a 1-0 lead with 8:25 remaining in the first quarter as Wildcat forward Olivia Bent-Cole scored her third goal of the season.
  • UMass freshman Elani Sherwood recorded a shot on goal with 2:41 left in the first half, forcing Wildcat goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz to make her first save of the game.
  • The Wildcats made it a 2-0 advantage as midfielder Lauren Wadas converted a Northwestern penalty corner with 13:05 remaining in the third quarter.
  • The Wildcats added to their lead, making it 3-0 after midfielder Maddie Zimmer scored her first goal of the season with 9:39 left in the third quarter.
  • Nadia Nemeth made it 4-0 Wildcats, scoring with 10:01 left in fourth quarter.
  • Forward Piper Borz added to the afternoon, creating a 5-0 Northwestern lead with 6:39 left in regulation.
  • Paula Lorenzini scored the first goal of the afternoon for the Minutewomen, converting a penalty corner from Claire Danahy and Dempsey Campbell to cut it to 5-1 with 5:40 remaining in the fourth.
  • Wildcat midfielder Ilse Trump capped the matchup, converting a Northwestern penalty corner to secure a 6-1 victory. 
 
Notable Numbers 
  • 4: Massachusetts forced 4 penalty corners in the matchup.
  • 4: Benkenstein scored her fourth goal as a Minutewomen and first of the season.
  • 5: Five Minutewomen recorded a shot on the afternoon.
  • 9: Myrte van Herwijnen recorded nine saves on the day. 
 
Series History
  • Following the result, Massachusetts is now 4-6 all-time against the Wildcats. 
 
Up Next
  • UMass hosts Columbia for its home opener on Friday, Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter. 

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Team Stats

UMASS
NU
Goals
1
6
Shots
6
22
Shots on Goal
4
15
Saves
9
3
Corners
4
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
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Olivia Bent-Cole (3)

GOAL by NU Olivia Bent-Cole (FIRST GOAL), goal number 3 for season.

6:35

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Lauren Wadas (1)

Assisted By: Lauren Hunter , Ashley Sessa

GOAL by NU Lauren Wadas, Assist by Lauren Hunter and Ashley Sessa, goal number 1 for season.

31:55

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Maddie Zimmer (1)

GOAL by NU Maddie Zimmer, goal number 1 for season.

35:21

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Nadia Nemeth (1)

Assisted By: Maddie Zimmer

GOAL by NU Nadia Nemeth, Assist by Maddie Zimmer, goal number 1 for season.

49:59

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Piper Borz (1)

GOAL by NU Piper Borz, goal number 1 for season.

53:21

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Lorenzini, Paula

Assisted By: Danahy, Claire , Campbell, Dempsey

GOAL by UMASS Lorenzini, Paula, Assist by Danahy, Claire and Campbell, Dempsey.

54:20

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Ilse Tromp (1)

Assisted By: Maddie Zimmer , Ashley Sessa

GOAL by NU Ilse Tromp, Assist by Maddie Zimmer and Ashley Sessa, goal number 1 for season.

54:52

Game Leaders

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Paula Lorenzini

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Shots
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SOG
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Goals
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Assists
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7

Claire Danahy

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Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
17

Dempsey Campbell

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Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
13

Elani Sherwood

Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

17

Dempsey Campbell

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7

Claire Danahy

M/D
/ Field Hockey
25

Paula Lorenzini

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13

Elani Sherwood

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20

Myrte van Herwijnen

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