DUDLEY, Mass. - Junior midfielder Alyssa Montalvo (Holbrook, N.Y.) had two goals and an assists to lead the visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 5-2 victory over the Nichols College Bison in field hockey action this evening at Vendetti Field.  WestConn snaps a three-game losing skid and improves to 5-7, while the Bison drop to 2-12.  The Wolves will visit William Paterson next on Saturday at 11 a.m.  Senior Miah Ruiz (New Fairfield, Conn.), junior Cassidy Nordmann (Bethel, Conn.) and sophomore Jaelyn Moulton (Stafford Springs, Conn.) also scored for WestConn, while sophomore Andrea Moulton (Stafford Springs, Conn.) collected a career-high three assists.  

Trailing, 1-0, after a Bison goal by Tyalor Breen 5:35 into the first quarter, WestConn tie the game on a penalty corner with just under five minutes remaining until the first break.  Montalvo inserted the ball and received it back from senior forward Reagan Schoen (Newtown, Conn.) to score the goal.  Wolves sophomore Andrea Moulton (Stafford Springs, Conn.) assisted Nordmann witth 1:02 left in the second frame, also right after a penalty corner, to give the visitors a 2-1 lead at halftime.

Sofia Calabro tied the game for Nichols at two-all early in the third quarter, while WestConn sophomore goalie Jaden Kilmer (East Islip, N.Y.) made two saves and the Bison defense held the Wolves without a shot for almost the entire third stanza until Andrea Moulton racked up her second assist with a feed to Montalvo that gave the Wolves a 3-2 advantage.  Andrea Moulton made it three assists , feeding Schoen for an insurance goal early in the fourth, and Montalvo followed with an assist on Jaelyn Moutlon's goal with 55 seconds left to round out the scoring.  Kilmer finished with 10 saves and two goalies combined for five stops for the Bison.