For
Immediate Release – October 3rd, 2006
WELLESLEY SOCCER
Contact: Kendall Cox
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: kcox@wellesley.edu
Wellesley Soccer Wins Fourth Straight in 4-1 Victory over WPI
WELLESLEY,
Mass. – Four different Wellesley soccer players
found the back of the net on Tuesday afternoon to guide the Blue
to a 4-1 win over WPI in New England Women’s and Men’s
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s soccer action at Wellesley.
The victory is Wellesley’s fourth straight, improving the
Blue’s record to 7-2 on the season and 3-0 in the NEWMAC,
while WPI evens up its record at 5-5-1 and 1-1-1 in NEWMAC play.
Junior forward
Jordan Akerley (Gilford, N.H.) netted her first goal of the season
when she put Wellesley on the board in the 17th
minute. Akerley tapped in a pass from Jen Lau (Honolulu, Hawaii)
who beat a defender on the right side of the box before she laid
a ball across the six for Akerley to finish. Senior co-captain
Alison Carney (Healdsburg, Calif.) then played a ball, splitting
the Engineers’ defense, to Haley Geller (Berkeley, Calif.)
who ripped a shot past WPI keeper, Elizabeth Glasson (Worcester,
Mass.) to give the Blue a 2-0 lead going into the break.
WPI returned
with momentum in the second frame and senior Kelly Thompson (Pine
Bush, N.Y.) cut the score to 2-1 when she broke
through on the left side and lofted a ball over Wellesley goalie
Samantha Littlejohn (Dayton, N.J.) in 58th minute. The Blue retaliated
shortly after as Lau found the back of the net off a feed from
Geller. Lau’s finish marked her seventh of the season. Carney
then added some insurance for Wellesley when she broke through
the Engineers’ defense in the 80th minute and touched the
ball past Glasson to give the Blue the 4-1 victory.
Katie
Martore (Great Falls, Va.). played in the net for the Blue
in the first half, recording one save in her eighth career start,
and Samantha Littlejohn (Dayton, N.J.) finished the game for Wellesley
with four stops. Glasson picked up seventeen saves for WPI in the
loss.
The Blue will return to action on Saturday when the team travels
to Wheaton College for a 2 p.m. contest, while the Engineers will
visit Smith College that same day for a 2:30 p.m. game.
SCORING:
WELL – Jordan Akerley (Jen Lau) 16:04
WELL – Haley Geller (Alison Carney) 40: 27
WPI – Kelly Thompson (unassisted) 57: 28
WELL – Jen Lau (Haley Geller) 69:32
WELL - Alison Carney (unassisted) 79:36
GOALIE SAVES:
WELL – Katie Martore, (45:00 mins 1 save, 0 GA), Samantha
Littlejohn (45:00 4 saves, 1 GA)
WPI – Elizabeth Glossan (90:00 mins 17 saves, 4 GA)
SHOTS: WELL 23, WPI 6
CORNERS: WELL 5, WPI 0
FOULS: WELL 10, GOR 8
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