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Bears blank Randolph-Macon, 6-0

SALISBURY, Md. - The Ursinus College field hockey team put on a defensive display on Saturday afternoon at the Salisbury Invitational, by blanking Randolph-Macon 6-0 in the first day of competition.

The Bears (3-1) did not allow the Yellow Jackets a shot on goal, and just one penalty corner.

For the third-ranked Bears, six different players scored.

The scoring started when junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) scored 6:18 into the game for a 1-0 advantage. Junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) then scored on an assist from junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) at 16:48 for a 2-0 lead. The lead grew to 3-0 in the first half when senior midfielder Sarah Brant (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) scored unassisted.

Senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) scored 47 seconds into the second half for a 4-0 lead. The lead went to 5-0 when sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored, followed by a goal at 47:00 by senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic).

Junior LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) got the win in goal, not having to face a shot for her first solo shutout of the season.   

Ursinus will take on sixth-ranked Salisbury Sunday at 2 p.m. The Sea Gulls defeated Frostburg, 8-0, in the opening game of the day.