Women’s Soccer Rallies Past Mount Holyoke, 3-2
Women’s Soccer Rallies Past Mount Holyoke,
3-2
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CHICOPEE, MA – Elms College junior
midfielder Alison Couture (Chicopee, MA) netted a
pair of goals and senior forward Krystyna Gagne (Methuen,
MA) delivered what proved to be the game-winner as the
Blazers upended Mount Holyoke 3-2 in thrilling fashion in Saturday
afternoon’s non-conference women’s soccer game at Leary
Field.
Elms College earned its first victory of the season and moves to
1-4 overall, while Mount Holyoke falls to 1-4 on the season with
the loss.
With the score knotted at 2-2, Gagne beat Lyons goalkeeper
Caitlin Pacheco (Montclair, NJ) in the 64th minute
of play with what proved to be the game-winning tally as the ball
sailed into the back of the net, capping a three-goal rally.
The win over Mount Holyoke was the first for the Blazers since
2006.
Mount Holyoke raced out to an early lead as Mallory
Phaneuf (Manchester, NH) scored on a pass from
Lauren Orr (Fullerton, CA) just four minutes into
the contest. Orr continued finding teammates as she connected with
Brooke Winter-Potter (Marathon, NY) at the 21:18
mark to give Mount Holyoke a 2-0 lead.
From there, Elms began its comeback. Couture netted her first goal
of the game on a rebound six minutes before intermission, and then
scored again six minutes into the second half when she capitalized
on a feed from Gagne following a scramble in front of the Lyons
goal.
The teams battled back and forth before Gagne followed through
with her heroic score.
Elms edged the Lyons in shots 20-17 to help seal the
win.
Blazers freshman goalkeeper Molly Corse (Bernardston,
ME) was solid in the win, turning away 10 shots while
Pacheco earned seven saves on the afternoon.
Elms returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 22 when it hosts Smith
College in a non-conference tilt. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
at Leary Field.
