DANBURY, CT -- Tonight's game against Western
Connecticut State took much longer than the women's soccer team
anticipated. After getting about twenty minutes of play in, the
teams had to wait two hours for a lightning delay. The wait seemed
to have no effect on the Ephs though, as they walked away with the
1-0 victory. Coach Michelyne Pinard said, "It was clear that
we had great energy throughout the delay. [I give] credit to the
team for staying focused. It was yet another challenge for us to
deal with, and [we] did." The Ephs, currently ranked number
one in New England, moved to 4-1-1 on the year as the Colonials
fell to 3-4.
For the second game in a row, Brett Eisenhart
was the hero. In the 36th minute, Eisenhart received a
pass from Caitlyn Clark and
scored from 30 yards out. The Ephs had eight other
shots in the half, but Eisenhart was the only one to convert.
It was her fifth goal of the season. Said Coach Pinard about
the goal: "It was great to get on the board in the first
half. Brett really created that goal out of almost nothing."
After the game, Coach Pinard went on to talk about what an
important role Eisenhart plays on the team: "Her speed and
competitiveness really help us create opportunities out of nothing
sometimes. She is all about team. She loves to
win, and that is contagious!" The rest of the half remained
scoreless as Julia Schreiber
faced six shots in goal and had two saves.
The second half of the game got underway with sophomore Laura Wann in
net. The second 45 minutes was much less offensive on the
part of the Ephs. They recorded only four shots on goal and
had no corner kicks (versus the three that they took in the first
half). Their defense proved enough, however, as Wann recorded
three saves, and Eisenhart's first half goal was the only one
necessary to win.
In addition to Eisenhart's leading the way on the offensive end,
Sara
Wild recorded three of Williams' seven shots on goal in today's
contest.
The Ephs look to win their first home game of the year and
extend their win streak to three games on Saturday against
Colby. The game will begin at 11:00.
