Women's Soccer Tame AMCats with Second Half Comeback

PAXTON, Mass. - The Elms College Women's Soccer team traveled to Anna Maria College for a conference match up on Saturday afternoon.

BASICS
Score: Elms College 3 | Anna Maria College 2
Records: Blazers 3-3, 2-1 (GNAC) | AMCats 0-4-1, 0-2-1 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first half we would see Elms make four shots against Anna Maria in the opening 17 minutes, including shots from sophomore defender Sydney Polica (Stratford, Conn.), sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Basua (Oxnard, Cali), junior forward Jamie McDonough (Dedham, Mass.), and graduate student midfielder Hannah Kolodziey (East Longmeadow, Mass.). However, the Blazers would only get four more shots by sophomore forward Kaylee Little (Brighton, Mass), Polica, graduate student forward Kellie Smith (Marshfield, Mass.), and junior forward Jordan Lee (Hampden, Mass.). Unfortunately, the Blazers fell short and were not able to score any goals in the first half. At the end of the first half the score was 0-2 Anna Maria.

At the start of the second half, Elms would have two shots, by senior forward Kelly Malherio (Centereach, N.Y.), and Basua, before the Blazers scored back-to-back goals. The first goal was made by McDonough and the second goal was made by Basua, assisted by McDonough and Malherio. Within the first 10 minutes of the second half, the Blazers to tie up the game at 2-2. The Blazers made two more shots on goals, including shots from senior midfielder Hannah Duggan (Palmer, Mass.) and sophomore midfielder Lilli Ramos (Springfield, Mass.) before scoring another goal by Bausua. The Blazers maintain the lead for the rest of the game. The Blazers had one more shot by McDonough and secured the win 3-2.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Basua took four shots and scored two goals.

• McDonough would score one goal and an assist.

• Malherio made an assist and took one shot.

UP NEXT: The Elms Women's Soccer team will travel to Mitchell College in a conference match on Tuesday, September 17th at 3 PM.

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