OCTOBER
10, 2006
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Courtesy of Babson Sports Information
Babson
Rallies To Beat Wellesley, 2-1, In Overtime
BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Senior tri-captain Caitlin Cronin (Hanover, Mass.) scored
the game-winning goal with 2:05 left in the first overtime to lift the
Babson College women’s soccer team to a dramatic 2-1 victory over
visiting Wellesley College in a New England Women’s and Men’s
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest at Hartwell-Rogers Field on Tuesday
afternoon. With the win, the Beavers improved to 7-3-3 overall and 2-1-2
in the conference, while Wellesley fell to 7-4-0 overall and 3-2-0 in the
NEWMAC.
Babson
outshot Wellesley, 9-3, in the first half, but first-year goalkeeper
Katie Martore (Great Falls, Va.) made four saves in the period
to keep the Beavers off the board. Wellesley then netted the
game’s first goal on just their fourth shot, as sophomore
Deirdre Garrahan (Fairfax Station, Va.) headed a free kick from
senior co-captain Alison Carney (Healdsburg, Calif.) into the
lower right corner at 64:10.
The
Beavers evened the score at 72:35, as junior Callie Pilling (Dalton,
Mass.) hit a cross to sophomore Ingrid Osterholm (Chevy Chase,
Md.), who one-timed a pass to junior Nikki Stier (Deerfield,
Mass.) on the left side of the box. Stier then lofted a perfect
shot past Martore and into the upper right corner, tying the
contest at 1-1.
Babson
finally put the game away in the closing minutes of the first
overtime, as Stier collected a ball in a crowd at the top of
the box and slid a pass to Cronin. The Beavers’ senior
tri-captain then buried the game-winner in the lower left corner,
completing her team’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory.
Martore
was outstanding in defeat for Wellesley, making eight saves in
net. First-year keeper Sam Scarpato (Weston, Mass.) didn’t
make an official save but did make several key plays down the
stretch in the win for Babson.
Babson
2, Wellesley 1 (OT)
Wellesley College (7-4-0, 3-2-0 NEWMAC)
Babson College (7-3-3, 2-1-2 NEWMAC)
SCORING:
W - Deirdre Garrahan (Alison Carney) 64:10
B - Nikki Stier (Ingrid Osterholm, Callie Pilling) 72:35
B - Caitlin Cronin (Nikki Stier) 97:55
GOALIE SAVES: W, Katie Martore 8 (97:55 mins 2 GA); B, Sam
Scarpato 0 (97:55 mins 1 GA)
SHOTS: W 7, B 22
CORNER KICKS: W 0, B 9
FOULS: W 6, B 9
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