Suzy Belmont '07 scored a career-high five goals to help lead nationally ranked No. 6 Hamilton College to a 13-11 win against No. 15 Montclair State University in an NCAA Division III championships tournament regional semifinal played at Gettysburg College's Clark Field on May 12.

Hamilton (16-2 overall) has won 16 straight games and will advance to an NCAA tournament quarterfinal contest for the third time in the program's history. The Continentals play No. 4 Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pa., on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Bullets defeated Trinity (Conn.) College 13-8 earlier on Saturday afternoon.

Kaillie Briscoe '09 and Liz Longley '07 chipped in two goals and two assists apiece. Nicole Tetreault '08 added two goals and one assist. Briscoe has 99 career goals and has set program records for most assists (41) and points (86) in one season. Longley holds the program record for most assists in a career with 86. Tetreault leads the team with 59 goals. Kalley Greer '07 made 13 saves, including nine in the second half.

Montclair State (14-4) scored the first two goals, but trailed 6-4 at the half. The Red Hawks pulled within one goal three times in the second half, but never drew even. Hamilton owned a precarious 10-9 lead with 9:28 left when Shauna Brocklebank notched her second goal of the game, but the Continentals ran off three straight goals for a commanding 13-9 advantage. Tetreault scored both her goals during the spurt and Belmont made it a four-goal cushion with 5:12 remaining.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Montclair State.....  4  7 - 11
Hamilton............  6  7 - 13
 
Attendance: 282
 
Montclair State SCORING:
GOALS: Ann Daily 4; Brianna Gillin 2; Shauna Brocklebank 2; MaryKate
       DiBenedetto 1; Jennifer Tanis 1; Bethany Blaine 1.
ASSISTS: Brianna Gillin 4; MaryKate DiBenedetto 2; Shauna Brocklebank 1;
         Morgan MacPhee 1.
 
Hamilton SCORING:
GOALS: Suzy Belmont 5; Kaillie Briscoe 2; Liz Longley 2; Nicole
       Tetreault 2; Kate Marek 1; Liz Benjamin 1.
ASSISTS: Kaillie Briscoe 2; Liz Longley 2; Jen McGowan 1; Inga Stots 1;
         Nicole Tetreault 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Montclair State..... 12 17 - 29
Hamilton............ 17 17 - 34
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  Tot
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Montclair State..... 14 14 - 28
Hamilton............ 14 16 - 30
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  Tot
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Montclair State..... 12  8 - 20
Hamilton............ 13 13 - 26
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     Total
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Montclair State..... 11-13 10-12 - 21-25
Hamilton............  9-10 10-12 - 19-22
 
FREE-POSITION SHOTS    1     2     Total
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Montclair State.....  0-1   0-0  -  0-1
Hamilton............  0-3   1-2  -  1-5
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Montclair State.....  5  4 -  9
Hamilton............  4  9 - 13
 
DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD  1  2  Tot
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Montclair State.....  5  8 - 13
Hamilton............  6  7 - 13

2007-05-12