Women’s Soccer Battles to 0-0 Double Overtime Draw with Mitchell College

Box Score

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College sophomore midfielder Gianna Gorneault (Springfield, Mass.) registered five shots on goal and Mitchell College goalkeeper Kaylee Woodford (Niantic, Conn.) turned in a stellar performance between the pipes notching 13 saves as the sides battled to a 0-0 double overtime draw in Tuesday evening's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's soccer game at Leary Field.

With the tie, Elms moves to 3-3-3 overall, 0-1-2 in conference play, while Mitchell sits at 4-2-1 on the season, 2-0-1 in NECC action.

Elms controlled the pace of play from start to finish as the Blazers outshot Mitchell 20-1 in regulation.

The Mariners' Maariyah Lombardo (Middletown, Conn.) put Mitchell's only shot on target but was turned away by Elms' senior goalkeeper Kelly Callahan (Monson, Mass.) in the first half keeping the score at 0-0.

Gorneault had three more opportunities in the first overtime period, including a header that sailed just over the crossbar in the 97^th minute as all four of Elms' shots in the frame went high.

The second stanza saw Gorneault blast a loose ball in front of the net that was blocked by Mitchell's defense, and another shot by senior defender Brianna Valente (Springfield, Mass.) that was corralled by Woodford to keep the Blazers from earning the victory.

Valente, sophomore defender Allyson Witaszek (Feeding Hills, Mass.) and sophomore forward Christina Goodchild (East Longmeadow, Mass.) each contributed two shots on goal in the contest.  

Elms travels to North Adams, Mass. to take on Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in a non-conference match on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 4:00 p.m.