WESTFIELD, Mass. - The visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves suffered a 4-1 setback against the Westfield State University Owls in field hockey action this evening at Alumni Field.  WestConn drops to 4-5 and the Owls improve to 8-3.  The Wolves will visit Little East Conference (LEC) rival Vermont State University Castleton next on Saturday at 4 p.m.  Junior midfielder Alyssa Montalvo (Holbrook, N.Y.) scored the WestConn goal from rookie Ellenoire Schoen (Newtown, Conn.) and sophomore goalkeeper Jaden Kilmer (East Islip, N.Y.) made nine saves in the Wolves cage.  

Westfield's Kaleigh Murphy scored 2:50 into the opening quarter, before Montalvo tied the game with 4:01 left in the first frame.  Lilianna Atkins netted the game-winner with just 1:20 remaining before halftime.  Montalvo got off two shots-on-goal in the third quarter but Olivia Labrie made a pair of saves for the Owls.  Westfield State added two insurance goals in the fourth frame.  Labrie finished with eight saves.