BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 12, 2011) – Senior forward Shara Robertson racked up two goals and two assists to boost the Mount Holyoke College field hockey team to a convincing 7-1 victory over Simmons College this evening at the Winsor School Field. With the win, the Lyons ran their streak to three. They have outscored their opponents 16-1 over that span.

Both sides went scoreless until the 24:04 mark, when junior forward Angelica Pascual knocked in her first goal of the year off an assist from senior forward Kirsti Wiemokly. Just over a minute later, senior forward Jess Fajardo recorded her 12^th goal of the fall to push the lead to 2-0.

The Lyons continued to roll in the second half, pouring in five more goals. After junior Stephanie Pascual converted her third penalty stroke of the year at the 36:33 mark, Robertson eluded two Simmons defenders and slipped a shot past sophomore Renna Smith less than a minute later to push the lead to 4-0.

First year midfielder Kirsten Kilburn used an assist from Robertson to put the Lyons in front 5-0 in the 46^th minute. Robertson then found the back of the cage for her team-leading 14^th tally of the season at the 58:05 mark. First year midfielder Aurora Rougeau was credited with the assist on the play.

Simmons broke through for its lone goal in the 60^th minute, when first year Kelly Williamson scored off a feed from classmate Meghan Fay.

Kilburn took advantage of another assist from Robertson to close out the scoring at the 66:09 mark.

Mount Holyoke finished with advantages in both shots (48-10) and corners (18-8). Senior goalkeeper Katie Gibson made seven saves for the Lyons. Meanwhile, Smith turned away 18 shots for the Sharks.

Mount Holyoke (8-3, 3-1 NEWMAC) will resume its NEWMAC schedule on Saturday, when it visits MIT at 1:00 p.m.

Outside photo by Leila Quinn '12