WESTFIELD, Mass. –Johnson & Wales ran out to a big lead on Wednesday night, taking down the Westfield St. Owls 7-3 in a non-conference field hockey game in Providence, R.I.   Wildcats' senior Jillian Miele (Wilmington, Mass.) scored three goals in the victory.

The Wildcats got out to an early lead in the game, scoring two goals in the opening period of play. For the first goal, Miele stormed through the midfield and slotted the ball to the bottom right corner of the net past the goalie.

JWU (2-1) added to their lead in the second period, scoring two more in the frame, with Claire Decker and Kaitlyn Freeman supplying the goals.  McKayla Weaver added one goal just over one minute into the third frame, extending the Wildcat lead to five.

Westfield (0-3) pulled one back halfway through the third period through Shannon Roycroft (Barnstable, Mass.).  In the fourth and final frame, Miele added her second and third goals to extend the lead to six at 7-1. 

Westfield got late goals from Cheryl Latona (Granby, Conn.), who tallied for the third time in as many games this season, and then Kelsi McDevitt (Gilbertsville, Pa.), who netted her first collegiate goal for the Owls to cap the scoring.

Westfield will play its home opener on Saturday at 11:00 a.m., hosting Western Connecticut State University at Alumni Field.