BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Kaylee Thrasher's (Candia, N.H.) goal with 4:16 remaining in regulation snapped a scoreless tie and lifted the New England College women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology.
With the win the Pilgrims improve to 4-0 with all four wins coming by way of shutout while the Leopards suffer their first setback of the season, falling to 2-1. New England College's win also snapped a five-game (4-0-1) series unbeaten streak by the Leopards
Despite a couple of early chances for Wentworth, senior Tricia Sardagnola (Newburyport, Mass.) made a pair of early saves to keep the game scoreless. In the 35th minute, the Pilgrims had a chance to take the lead, however senior Brooke LePage (West Greenwich, R.I.) hit the crossbar.
The Leopards appeared to take a 1-0 lead with 2:27 left in the half, however the goal was called off due to an offsides call and the game went into halftime scoreless.
Wentworth would put two of its nine second half shots on goal, however would not break the deadlock. After Sardagnola's second save of the half, the ball was moved up the field where senior Jaycie Triandafilou (Newburyport, Mass.) fed Thrasher, who blasted a shot from 22 yards out to the top left side of the net.
The Leopards had one last chance to tie the game in the 88th minute, however a shot went wide, left of the goal.
Sardagnola made six saves while Leopard senior Beverly Farris (Palmer, Mass.) made one save. Wentworth held a 17-7 shot advantage and had five of the game's seven corner kicks.
Wentworth is at Emmanuel on Tuesday night while New England College is back in action tomorrow when the Pilgrims host St. Joseph's (Maine).
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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New England College. 0 1 - 1
Wentworth........... 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 85:44 NEC Kaylee Thrasher (2) (Jaycie Triandafilou)
Shots: New England College 7, Wentworth 17
Saves: New England College 6 (Tricia Sardagnola 6), Wentworth 1 (Beverly Farris 1)
