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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. – Defending NESCAC
champions and top-seeded Williams College (14-0-1, 9-0-1) faced off
against eighth-seeded Colby College (2-7-1, 5-9-1) this afternoon
in the opening round of the conference tournament, dealing the
Mules a 4-0 defeat.
The two teams played in the regular season on October 19, where
Williams just edged out Colby in a 1-0 result.
“There is some extra incentive when
playing on Cole [Field],” commented Ephs head coach Michelyne
Pinard. “Last
game, we had some great opportunities but just didn't finish
and we did finish today which was the difference.”
The Ephs were not playing consistent soccer
that weekend, but brought their offensive chops in today's
contest. The Williams
defense shut down their opposition for yet another game as well,
allowing only one shot per half. The Ephs led in
shots (Williams: 24, Colby: 2) and corner kicks (Williams: 7, Colby
0).
Williams scored their first goal just five
minutes after the opening whistle with a heads-up play by Gabrielle
Woodson. Brianna
Wolfson laced a through pass to Woodson, who smartly waited for her
defender to pass her to avoid the offside call.
After collecting the pass, Woodson drew the goalie out of net and
faked a kick causing the goalie to dive to the
ground. She then maneuvered left to tap the ball
into goal for a 1-0 advantage.
The Ephs built a more comfortable lead before
the half with 12:55 on the clock. Jacqueline
Russo deflected a pass to Annelise Snyder who took a hard shot to
the far left corner for the score.
Colby had no answer for the Williams offense,
and the Ephs continued to pad their lead in the second
period. Wolfson scored the team's third
goal at 65:25. Retrieving the ball amidst
traffic in the box, she completed a little side step move and found
space to knock the ball into the goal. Sarah
Walmsley tallied the fourth goal at 77:59.
The Ephs will host the semifinals and finals
of the NESCAC tournament for the second consecutive year next
weekend.
“It is going to be an incredibly
competitive four team tournament,” continued
Pinard. “We are glad that we are home, and
it's going to be a great three games of soccer, and we hope
to be playing in two of them.”
Williams will face fifth-seed Bowdoin
Saturday, November 8 at 11:00 a.m. on Cole Field. Middlebury will play Amherst in
the other semifinal at 1:30 p.m.
Should they win on Saturday, the Ephs will
advance to the NESCAC finals for a Sunday contest beginning at 12
p.m.
