Women's Soccer To Host Lesley In NECC Tournament Championship
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COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE (NECC)
WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
The Matchup: No. 2 Lesley University
(16-3-1) at No. 1 Elms College (10-7)
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site: Leary Field (Chicopee, MA)
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Since 1991: Elms College leads the series
9-0-1
Last Meeting: Elms College defeated Lesley 1-0 on
October 25, 2008 at Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Setting The Scene: Elms College and Lesley University meet
for the inaugural New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)
Tournament championship on Saturday afternoon. The top-seeded
Blazers, who rolled to a perfect 8-0 record en route to winning the
conference's regular season title, posted a 4-0 shutout victory
over No. 4 Daniel Webster in last Saturday's conference tournament
semifinals. In that game, junior forward Krystyna Gagne
(Methuen, MA) scored her team-leading 14th goal
of the year and the Blazers scored three goals in the opening 33
minutes. Gagne opened the scoring for the Blazers in the
24th minute when she deflected a shot past Daniel
Webster freshman netminder Amy Waller (Berlin,
MA). Senior defender Alicia Bobbie
(Higganum, CT) extended Elms College's lead to 2-0 just
4:43 later with an unassisted goal - her second of the season.
Junior forward Serina Percoski (Westfield, MA)
struck for her eighth goal of the year in the 33rd
minute off an assist from freshman forward Jen Killion
(Cambridge, MA) to give the hosts a comfortable 3-0
advantage at intermission. Sophomore midfielder Sarah
Donais (Granby, MA) netted her third goal this season off
Killion's second assist of the contest to conclude the scoring.
Freshman goalkeeper Kelly Callahan (Monson, MA)
was called upon to make one save, as she posted her sixth shutout
of the year.
Scouting The Lynx: Lesley punched its ticket into
Saturday's title game following an impressive 3-0 shutout victory
over No. 3 Becker in last week's semifinal. The Lynx, in the midst
of a record-setting season, will look to snap a 10-game winless
streak to the Blazers that dates back 18 years. In last Saturday's
win over Becker, junior defender Cathryn Folkestad
(Ipswich, MA) scored what stood
as the eventual game-winning goal in the 23rd minute.
Junior forward Jodi Fralick (Woburn, MA) added
insurance goals in the 37th and 73rd minutes
to seal the victory. Fralick will need to be closely marked by the
Blazers, as she heads into Saturday's championship as the
conference's leading scorer with 27 goals and 61 points.
In The Regular Season: Elms College posted a thrilling 1-0 win over Lesley in the regular season finale for both teams two weeks ago. In that game,Percoski netted her seventh goal of the season and Callahan stopped four shots to post the shutout.
Keeping Track of Blazers' Athletics: For the
latest news, notes and statistics on all 15
intercollegiate teams at Elms College, visit our athletics website
at http://athletics.elms.edu/landing/index or call the Sports
Information Hotline at 413-265-2414.