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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. – Gabrielle
Woodson's four-goal effort propelled Williams (8-0) past a
pesky Union squad (7-2) in today's afternoon contest on Cole
Field, 5-1. In both
their games this weekend, the Ephs relinquished an early goal but
came from behind.
While Trinity continued to challenge for a full ninety minutes
yesterday, the visiting Dutchwomen petered out in the second half,
allowing the Ephs to dominate time on the ball and notch three
second half goals.
Union's Allison Cuozzo, who leads the
team with 5 goals and an assist, tallied her sixth goal of the
season in the early going. At the 3:39
mark, Cuozzo created space between herself and the defender, and
then booted a hard shot from just outside the goal
box. With little time to
react, Ephs keeper Lauren Sinnenberg could only watch as th
e ball whizzed past her into the net.
The answer to a come-back came in the form of
Woodson and junior teammate Brianna Wolfson.
Woodson scored the next four goals, while Wolfson assisted on the
first three. The two are a defense's nightmare,
with Woodson having tallied 7 goals and 5 assists this season, and
Wolfson following with 4 goals and 7 assists.
“They [Wolfson and Woodson] are really
dynamic,” said Williams' head coach Michelyne
Pinard. “They
have fun creating offensive chances, and they have played together
so much that they always seem to know where the other one
is. It's fun to watch.”
The show began at the 8:16 mark, when Wolfson
laced a pass between two defenders to Woodson right in front of the
goal. Woodson
collected the pass, and managed to tap the ball to net before the
diving Union goalie could block the ball at her
feet. Ten minutes later, the second goal came
about in an identical fashion to the first. The
Ephs headed out of the first half leading 2-1.
Union challenged the Ephs in the first half,
but Williams' depth shined through in the latter half of
play. While the
Dutchwomen failed to replicate their intensity from the first
forty-five minutes in the second period, the Ephs kept pushing
forward.
“Our depth really helps us,” said
Pinard. “We are
twenty-three strong, and it allows us to go for ninety minutes
every single game.”
Williams seem to deflate the opposition, when
only one minute into the second half Woodson scored once more for a
3-1 margin. Then, her fourth goal came at
the 64:40 mark, this time assisted by Bret
Eisenhart. Eisenhart placed a perfect pass to
Woodson on the wing, and Woodson laced the ball to the far
right post for the 4-1 lead.
Kara Duggan joined Woodson's efforts,
scoring her first collegiate goal as a
sophomore. Duggan, a defensive back, rarely gets
looks on goal but play
ed up at net following a called foul against
Union. Sara Wild took the free kick from
the middle of
Union's half of the field, and amidst the scramble at net,
Duggan put the ball in.
Lauren Garcia nearly scored a sixth goal for
Williams, as she unloaded a shot from eighteen feet out that was
impossible to reach by the Union keeper. As the
ball sailed under the crossbar and into the net, the referee blew
his whistle for obstruction and called a
no-goal.
Williams, ranked #1 in the latest national
polls, will have a five-day break before beginning Little Three
competition on Saturday. The Ephs will host
Wesleyan at 12:00 p.m. on Cole Field.
