No. 16 Texas A&M Corrals No. 17 Boston College 6-1 to Advance to National Collegiate Club 13th Place Game

Lia Breunig

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Laura Peterson (Jr., Houston, Texas) netted a hat-trick to lead No. 16 Texas A&M University to a 6-1 victory over No. 17 Boston College at the 2010 National Collegiate Club Championship at the University of Arizona. 

The win places the Aggies into the 13th place game at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, while the Eagles will compete in the 15th place contest at 9:00 a.m, with both games at Hillenbrand Pool on the campus of Arizona.

The game was a story of scoring runs as the Aggies ran out to a 3-0 lead, BC's Lisa Stebbins (Jr., Portsmouth, N.H.) contributed a man-up goal with 4:34 left in the third period, and Texas A&M closed the game with three consecutive scores for the 6-1 final.

Stephanie Payne (Gr., Houston, Texas) opened the scoring in the first period with a man-up goal at the 1:03 mark before Peterson tacked on an even-strength marker to give Texas A&M a 2-0 lead at halftime.  The margin expanded to 3-0 at the 5:16 mark of the third period when Peterson added a man-up goal before Stebbins goal trimmed the margin back to two scores.

Texas A&M returned the lead to three by the end of the period as Maryann Moyer (So., Houston, Texas) dumped in a shot with 1:30 left to insulate the margin of victory.

In the fourth period, Courtney Saint (Jr., Houston, Texas) and Peterson chipped in goals at 6:10 and 3:06, respectively, to finish out the contest.

In goal, Erin Kasparek (Jr., Houston, Texas) made 15 saves to pick up the win, while BC's Lia Breunig (Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.) notched nine saves.

BC Goals: Lisa Stebbins

Texas A&M Goals: Laura Peterson (3); Stephanie Payne; Courtney Saint; Maryann Moyer 

Saves: BC - Lia Breunig (15) ; Texas A&M - Erin Kasparek (9)

Exclusions: BC - 4 ; Texas A&M - 7

Advantage Opportunities: BC - 1-for-7 ; Texas A&M - 3-for-4

Sprints: BC - 4-for-4 ; Texas A&M - 0-for-4