Blazers Draw 2-2 With Lasers
CHICOPEE, MA - The Elms College women's soccer team put on an exciting performance against the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Lasell Lasers. Elm's Caroline Wilcox scored the tying goal assisted by Abby Goodnow in the 83:25 minute to secure deadlock.
BASICS
Scores: Blazers 2 | Lasers 2
Records: Blazers (3-4-4, 2-2-3) | Lasers (5-4-2, 5-0-2)
How it Happened
Elm's goalkeeper Angela Picheo and the Blazers defensive line kept the first half goalless for the Lasell Lasers. Senior Audri Cope attained three blocks out of the nine total shot attempts the Lasers had in the first half. Picheo was a brick wall in the net for the Blazers saving all four of the shots on-goal. The Blazers trailed closely behind the Lasers with a total of 4-7 shots being on-goal. Lasers Kyli Swann saved three while a defender got a touch on one of the shots deflecting it from the net. Both teams head into the half tied 0-0.
Lasells' Camdyn LaMarre hammerd the ball into the back of the net, putting the Lasers up 1-0 in the 63:20 mark. The Blazers didn't let this goal slow them down, they quickly fired back when forward Ciersten Palumbo scored off of a rebounded shot by Kayla Pasquel tying up the score 1-1.
With both teams hungry to score, Lasell Sarah Lynch secured a leading ball by Serena Speight to punch in the second goal for the Lasers. Not even four minutes later Caroline Wilcox kicks in the eaqualizing goal in the 83rd minute. Lasell took two shots and was awarded a corner with only 20 seconds left to play to possibly secure a winning goal, but are unsuccesfull. The Blazers and Lasers end in a draw 2-2.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Angela Picheo played all 90 minutes and had 7-9 saves in the game
- Cersten Palumbo scoring the tying goal in the 72nd minute (1-1)
- Caroline Wilcox scoring the eaqualizing goal in the 83rd minute (2-2)
- Abby Goodnow and Kayla Pasquel each assiting on the goals
NEXT UP
The Blazers face off the Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks on Leary Field Wednesday, October 5th at 7PM for a GNAC match. Head to ecblazers.com to follow all the live action.