Blazers Come up Short at Emmanuel

Boston, MA – The Elms College women's team came up short in a 2-1 loss at Emmanuel College in GNAC play.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Elms College, 1; Emmanuel College, 2

RECORDS:
Elms College Blazers (2-3-1, 2-2 GNAC) - Emmanuel College Saints (2-3-2, 1-1 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Saints outshot the Blazers by a 9-4 margin in the opening stanza but sophomore Angela Picheo (Wood Ridge, N.J.) kept the home side off the board.
• The Blazers had several chances to open the scoring but were unable to find the finishing touch.
• Emmanuel opened the scoring in the in the 61^st minute. The home side doubled their lead just 4 minutes later. (2-0)
• Elms cut the deficit in half with 4:09 remaining in regulation as Morgan Foucault (Putnam, Conn.) fed Elaina Vilar (Watertown, CT) for her third score of the year, making it a 2-1 contest.
• Emmanuel was able to keep Elms at bay over the final minutes of action to hold on for the 2-1 GNAC victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Saints finished the afternoon with a 14-11 edge in shots and owned a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
• The Blazers controlled play in the second half, outshooting the Saints 7-5.
• Kelly Malheiro (Centereach, NY) led the Blazers with 3 shots

UP NEXT

• Elms has a quick turnaround, hosting Johnson & Wales University on Monday, September 20 at 7:00 PM in conference play.