FREDERICK, Md.--Five different players scored for the Hood College field hockey team (2-9) as the Blazers dealt the College of Notre Dame (Md.) Gators (0-8) a 6-0 defeat Thursday in nonconference action at Thomas Athletic Field.

Hood, which posted a season-high six goals, defeated the Gators for the third time in a row and just the fourth time in the rivalry, which dates back to 1996.

First-year Jennifer Ghio scored a pair of goals, the first two of her Blazer career, while classmate Madeline Birmingham and senior Katelyn Bramkamp also found the back of the cage for the first time this season. Birmingham's score in the 41st minute ignited a five-goal scoring spree by Hood in the second stanza. Sophomore Miriah Stone and junior Colleen McCarrick notched their second scores of the fall in the decisive triumph as the Blazers outshot CND, 20-1, on the day.

Sophomore Megan Cahill tallied a pair of assists while junior Amanda Blakeslee, first-year Rachel Gannon and McCarrick were also credited with helpers.

Senior Anne Marie Hantman and first-year Ashley Stennett combined for the shutout, Hood's second of the season.

The Blazers entertain the Wells College Express in a nonleague game Saturday at 4 p.m. Hood will recognize the field hockey team's three seniors, Bramkamp, Hantman and Patsy Davis, prior to the contest.