REHOBOTH, Mass.- In a rematch of last year's Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament first-round game, the Wheaton College field hockey team suffered a 7-1 setback to visiting Bridgewater State University on Sunday at Faxon Field.

The Lyons slipped to 2-6 on the season, while the Bears, who have now scored at least six goals in four games, saw their record improve to 7-1.

Wheaton sophomore Sarah McNicholas (Boxboro, Mass./Acton-Boxboro Regional) recorded her third goal in two games after giving her team a 1-0 lead 3:41 into play, but that proved to be the Lyons' lone score, as Bridgewater State exploded for seven unanswered goals.

Seniors Shelby Farland (Fiskdale, Mass./Tantasqua Regional) and Beth Phillips (Worcester, Mass./Saint Peter-Marian) scored two times apiece, while junior Carissa Vizakis (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) finished with one marker and an assist.

Vizakis' eighth-minute goal knotted things up before Phillips' unassisted tally at 18:59 gave the guests the lead for good.  Leading 2-1 at the half, Bridgewater State received two goals from Farland 10:49 apart in the second frame to put the game out of reach.

Lyon sophomore goalie Madison Wolters (Marstons Mills, Mass./Barnstable) turned in double-digit saves for the third consecutive game, this time turning aside 15 Bear shots.  For the visitors, junior Kacie Sturgeon (Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth) collected her first win of the season with one stop.

Bridgewater State held a 28-4 advantage in shots and took 21 of the game's 27 penalty corners, which included a 13-1 second-half edge.

Wheaton returns to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play next Saturday with a road game at Mount Holyoke College at 1:00 p.m.