SPRINGFIELD, MA -- The Williams women's
soccer team got its second straight win of the season today against
Springfield. The Ephs (2-0-1) played away for the third game
in a row and beat Springfield (2-3) 2-1.
From the first whistle, the Ephs appeared ready to play.
Freshman forward Carla
Nicasio scored an unassisted goal at the 3:21 mark. The goal is
Nicasio's first of the season. Although the Ephs recorded nine
shots in the first half alone, Nicasio's goal was the only of the
half. Sophomore Laura Wann got
her first start of the season in goal and turned away two shots in
the first half.
After many opportunities throughout the game, Williams finally
got its second goal with just over 15minutes to play. At 74
:47, Bridget
Gallagher put the ball in the back of the net. The goal
was unassisted. With thirteen seconds to play, Springfield
senior Suzanne Silva answered, but it was too little too late.
Senior goalie Julia Schreiber
played the second half; she allowed the goal but also recorded four
saves on the day.
Coach Pinard said after the game, "It was a great competitive
game. [It was] up and down for both teams. We competed well. I
thought we did a great job of learning from this weekend and
continuing to get better each game."
The Ephs next game is September 18th at William
Smith.
