Wellesley Soccer Blanks Clark, 2-0

WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley Soccer tallied two second half goals to top the visiting Clark University Cougars, 2-0, in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Blue to 6-2 and 2-0 in NEWMAC play, while Clark falls to 2-7 and 0-2 in the NEWMAC.

Neither team could find the back of the net in the first half, despite legitimate chances at both ends. Wellesley’s goalie, Katie Martore (Great Falls, Va.) made a point blank save off a blast from Cougar Liz Adamcik (Florence, Mass.), and junior forward Jordan Akerley (Gilford, N.H.) hit the post for Wellesley.

Jen Lau (Honolulu, Hawaii) netted her sixth goal of the season when she put the Blue on the board in the 62nd minute. Lau chased down a ball in the top of the box and blasted a shot into the upper left corner of the net. Just four minutes later sophomore Dee Garrahan (Fairfax, Va.) found the back of the net for the second straight game. Garrahan ripped a shot from 35 yards out over the head of Cougar netminder, Nolizwe Nondabula (Hayward, Ca.), to add some insurance.

Katie Martore (Great Falls, Va.) nabbed her fifth shutout in the 2-0 victory as she stopped nine shots for Wellesley. Cougars senior goalkeeper Thea Link (Irvington, N.Y.) made six saves in the first half, while classmate Nondabula played in the net in the second frame and picked up five saves.

The Blue will host WPI on Tuesday in a 4 p.m. match, and Clark will return to action on Wednesday when the Cougars host MIT with a start time slatted for 6:30 p.m.

Scoring:
WELL: Jen Lau (unassisted) 61:31
WELL: Dee Garrahan (unassisted) 65:56