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Williamstown, MA-- With offensive leader Meighan McGowan
returning from an injury, Williams College passed Wesleyan
University 3-0 in an aggressive start and strong finish Saturday
afternoon at Renzie Lamb Field.
Williams College started the first period strong with an
unassisted goal by senior Meighan McGowan (Greenwich, Conn.) scored
within the first minute. Ephs maintained their intensity in the
first with a second goal by McGowan off an assist by freshmen Amy
McLaughlin (Topsfield, MA).
Both teams contested each other throughout the second. The third
goal of the game was scored in the final two minutes off a penalty
corner by McGowan from a pass by sophomore Lindsey Davies
(Greenwich, Conn.). The Cardinals had 8 penalty corners to the Ephs
5, but remained scoreless at the end of the second.
Overall, Williams had 12 shots total, 9 of them on goal, while
Wesleyan had 7 shots total, all of them on goal. Amy McLaughlin had
a defensive save for the Ephs in the second period.
For Wesleyan, junior goalie Breen McDonald (Shaker Heights, OH)
played the first period tallying 4 saves and 2 goals allowed.
Freshman goalie Danie Leahy (Middlebury, VT) had 2 saves in the
second, allowing one goal. Eph sophomore goalie Katrina Tulla (New
Canaan, Conn.) played an aggressive 70 minutes with 0 goals allowed
and 7 total saves for the game.
Coach Alix Rorke commented that as a whole “the team had
good spurts, and finished in the circle, but were sloppy at times.
McGowan was great up and down the field, and Katrina Tulla had her
best game of the season.” Ephs will play at Tufts next week.
