The top-ranked Middlebury field hockey team completed its three-game opening week sweep with a 6-0 shutout over the University of New England (UNE). 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panthers wasted little time out of the gates, scoring just 1:27 into the contest when Sadie LeStage dribbled past three Nor'Easter defenders and slipped the ball into the right corner of the cage.
• Middlebury made it 2-0 at the 6:26 mark. Katie George's initial bid was denied by UNE goalie Sawn DeWeese-Moss, but George persisted and deposited the rebound into the goal.
• After a scramble in front of the cage during the 17th minute, Audrey Lazar tipped in an initial attempt by Amy Griffin to make it 3-0. 
• Lazar carried the ball into the circle past several defenders late in the second frame, before sending a bass to the left pipe where Sarah Bona was waiting. Bona tapped the ball into the goal for the 4-0 advantage heading into the halftime break.
• With 33:18 expired, the Panthers struck again. This time, Caroline Segal rifled a shot through traffic and into the lower-right corner to increase the lead to 5-0.
• Bona tallied her second marker of the game at the 42:32 mark when she redirected an initial blast by Lilly Thieberg for the 6-0 advantage.
• Middlebury had back-to-back penalty corners midway through the fourth frame, but DeWeese-Moss denied one chance with a diving save, before using her pad to thwart the second attempt and shut out the Panthers in the final stanza.  

NOTES

• Middlebury pushed its winning streak to 12-conseuctive victories, while keeping opponents off the board for 575:06 minutes. 
• Griffin moved into fifth place on the Panthers' all-time assists list, now owning 29 total. 

Middlebury returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Hamilton for a 12:00 p.m. contest.