For Immediate Release – October 14,
2006
WELLESLEY SOCCER
Contact: Kendall Cox
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: kcox@wellesley.edu
Wellesley Soccer Holds off MIT to Snag 2-1 Victory
WELLESLEY,
Mass. – The Wellesley soccer team scored twice
in the first half to pick up a 2-1 victory over New England Women’s
and Men’s Athletic Conference
(NEWMAC) foe MIT on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, the Blue improve
to 9-4 on the season and 5-2 in NEWMAC play, while the Engineers
drop to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in NEWMAC action.
Taylor
Harvey (Seattle, Wa.) helped get Wellesley’s
offense going in the 20th minute when she took the ball down
the left sideline
and served a cross into the box where Jordan Akerley (Gilford,
N.H.) buried her second goal of the season. Haley Geller (Berkely,
Calif.) then added a bit of breathing room for the Blue ten minutes
later. Geller
lofted a 25-yard shot over the head of Engineer senior keeper,
Kat Vater (Middletown, Wis.) to let Wellesley enjoy a 2-0 lead
at the break.
MIT returned
with tremendous pressure in the second frame. The Engineers put
up seven unanswered shots before Wellesley had their
own crack at the net , but first-year goalie, Katie Martore (Great
Falls, Va.), played stellar between the pipes as she turned away
each Engineer attempt. As MIT continued their offensive pressure,
the Engineers finally got on the board in 89th minute. Junior Amy
Ludlum (Mission Viejo, Calif.), who led MIT with six shots on goal,
blasted a 20-yard direct kick into the lower left corner of the
net, Ludlum's tally would prove to be MIT’s final shot of
the match as Wellesley held on for a 2-1 victory.
Martore finished the game with 13 saves for the Blue, and Vater
stopped eight shots for MIT in the loss.
Both teams will return to action on Saturday with contests against
NEWMAC rivals. The Blue will host Springfield at 1 p.m., and MIT
will return to their home field to face Smith at 2:30 p.m.
SCORING:
WELL – Jordan Akerley (Taylor White) – 19:57
WELL – Haley Geller (unassisted) – 29:39
MIT – Amy Ludlum (unassisted) – 88:33
GOALIE SAVES:
WELL – Katie Martore, (90:00 mins 13 save, 1 GA),
MIT– Kat Vater (90:00 mins 8 saves, 2 GA)
SHOTS: WELL 17, MIT 22
CORNERS: WELL 3, MIT 5
FOULS: WELL 7, MIT 7
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