BIDDEFORD — Senior forward Taryn Flagg notched a pair of second-half goals to snap a 2-all halftime deadlock, as the University of New England improved to 2-0 with a 4-2 victory over Castleton State College in non-conference field hockey action Saturday afternoon.
Flagg, who tallied two scores in the Nor’easters’ season-opening win over the University of Southern Maine Wednesday, now has 32 career goals to tie her with Lisa Baillargeon ’07 for the school’s all-time mark. She also added an assist for her second consecutive five-point outing.
Sophomore forward Brianna Tupper had a goal and an assist for the Nor’easters, while classmate Michelle Oswald added UNE’s other tally. Senior back Anne Cowles and junior forward Michaela Franey (York, Maine) each set-up a goal for the winners.
For Castleton State (0-3), senior forward Kayla Masse came off the bench to contribute one goal and one assist, while sophomore forward Stephanie Paproski accounted for the Spartans’ other goal. Junior back Sarah Flore was credited with an assist.
Oswald got the Nor’easters on the scoreboard first, stuffing home a rebound at the 2:28 mark of the first half.
Masse set-up Paproski with just over a minute to play in the frame, then gave the Spartans a 2-1 advantage with 32 seconds remaining.
UNE responded right away, moving the ball down the field to tie the game13 seconds later on Tupper’s goal.
Flagg’s second half goals came 1:50 and 8:55 into the stanza.
Junior goalkeeper Ayla Nelson made eight saves for the Nor’easters. Junior Siobhan Whittemore stopped nine shots for Castleton State.
The Nor’easters are off until Saturday when they open their The Commonwealth Coast Conference schedule with a 5 p.m. home game versus Anna Maria College.
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