Sept. 24, 2000

Evanston, Ill.-- The Providence College Field Hockey team lost to Northwestern University, 4-0, on Sunday, September 24.

Northwestern enjoyed a 3-0 lead at the half as junior Nicole Smith netted two goals and sophomore Michelle Cifelli added another for the Wildcats. Senior Wendy Roberts then closed out the game with her own goal with 22:04 remaining in the game.

Senior Heather Tattersall (Bethlehem, N.H.) made five saves for the Friars, while senior co-captain Julie Tanguay (Bow, N.H.) recorded a defensive save for PC. Senior Jessica Yates recorded five saves between the pipes for the Wildcats, and sophomore Kendra Mesa posted one save while in goal.

Northwestern improved to 4-4 overall, while Providence fell to 2-8 overall.

Providence returns to action on Wednesday, September 27, when they travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to take on the Eagles of Boston College. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Northwestern 4, Providence 0

	                       1st	2nd	Final
Providence College (2-8)	0	 0	  0
Northwestern University (4-4)	3	 1	  4

Scoring Summary:
	32:10	1st 	Michelle Cifelli (Northwestern), from Nicole Smith
	24:16	1st 	Smith (Northwestern), from Jodie Coudie and Wendy Roberts
	18:12	1st 	Smith (Northwestern), from Coudie and Roberts
	22:04	2nd	Roberts (Northwestern)


Shots: Northwestern 10, Providence 6
Goalie Saves:  Northwestern--Jessica Yates 5, Kendra Mesa 1, Providence--Heather Tattersall 5
Defensive Saves: Providence--Julie Tanguay 1
Penalty Corners: Northwestern 8, Providence 7