Let’s catch you up on the women’s soccer team. They played Keene State, a conference opponent in their first match since we last checked in with the girls. Emma Ezzo in the cage had 17 stops for another shutout. Maggie Mckearin had a pair of goals continuing to lead the charge offensively, and senior Rylee Pepin recorded two helpers. Mallory Mckenna also scored her first goal of the season. A big bounce back win, in conference play for the team.

The Spartans then traveled again to play Eastern Connecticut State, a strong conference opponent. They fell short in this effort, taking a 3-0 loss. The Warrior’s goals all came in the first half, and despite a strong second half our Spartans couldn’t find their way back.

Out-of-conference opponent Westfield State was next up on the schedule, and we came ready to play for this MASCAC powerhouse. An early goal for the Owls in the third minute put them up early. The girls kept composure though, and Maggie scored her eighth of the year to tie the game. Rylee Pepin followed up in the first half with another marker to take a 2-1 lead in front of the home crowd. The Spartans did a good job holding of the Owls pressure in the second half but a late goal from the Owls resulted in a 2-2 tie.

Another conference match against a rival in Plymouth took place on Oct. 12. The match was an exciting defensive battle, those are not mutually exclusive. A heated, chippy, and back and forth match took place deadlocked for 84 minutes. Maggie Mckearin who is putting together quite the year finally broke through for the Spartans when set loose for a breakaway on a stolen pass. Her fifth game winning goal secured them the win in their Stroke Awareness game at home.

This past weekend we traveled to play UMass Dartmouth for their sixth conference match. Another hard fought deadlock took place for nearly 70 minutes, going back and forth. Alexis Billings made her way back in the goal collum and scored first for her eighth of the year to take the lead. The Corsairs unfortunately responded well late scoring in the 77th minute and 84th to eventually win 2-1. This loss leaves the Spartans 3-3 in conference play thus far.

The girls hit the road again the next day to play Williams, one of their strongest opponents. We’ll keep this game recap short. They fell handly to Williams 10-0, in an offensive onslaught.

Check back in for the next issue, where you’ll read about how the girls finish out the regular season and position themselves for the post season.