COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College field hockey team ­lost to Bentley University, 1-0, on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-8, 2-3 NE10), Bentley (7-4, 5-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Courtney Watt (Auckland, New Zealand/Albany Senior/Vermont), 12 saves
• Senior Samantha Shapiro (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs), 1 defensive save

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Gracie Moore, 1 goal
• Sophomore McKenzie Carey, 1 assist
• Junior Mia Trottie, 2 saves 

GAME FACTS

• Watt made 11 saves in the second half of the match, making six in the third quarter, and five in the fourth.
• The Falcons took 12 total penalty corners on the day, six in each half.
• The last four contests for the Purple Knights have been decided by one goal.
• Eleven of the last 14 meetings between the two squads have been decided by one goal.

THE ACTION

• The two teams traded possession for the first two quarters, seeing only seven shots in the first half combined.
• The Falcons took 10 shots in the third quarter, seven of which were stopped by Watt.
• Shapiro made a defensive save with her stick in the 35th minute on a shot from the top of the circle to prevent the Falcons from scoring. It was her second game in a row denying an aerial shot from an opponent.
• Watt made four saves in a span of two and a half minutes late in the third quarter before the Falcons finally broke the scoreless tie.
• Moore found the back of the cage on a pass from Carey off a rebound to give the Falcons the lead in the 44th minute.
• The Purple Knights saw one of their opportunities stunted after a shot by senior Bridgie Loughlin (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston) was blocked on the perimeter by a Bentley defender in the 52nd minute.
• Watt debunked the Falcons' offensive efforts again in a 30-second stretch, saving four shots by Bentley in the 54th and 55th minutes.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Pace University, 4 p.m.