Worcester State 3, Colby Sawyer 0
Worcester, MA --- Sophomore Danielle Clifford
(Attleboro, MA) notched a pair of goals to help lead Worcester
State to a 3-0 triumph over Colby-Sawyer this afternoon in
non-conference women’s soccer action. The contest was the
first for both squads.
After much back and forth action for the first thirty minutes of
the game, Clifford gave WSC a 1-0 lead when she received a cross
from senior Stephanie Demake (Auburn, MA) in the
34th minute as the Lancers took advantage of a free kick
opportunity.
Worcester State would continue to apply pressure throughout the
remainder of the half, but freshman keeper Shayln
Spencer (Natick, MA) deflected five of her seven saves of
the period to keep the Lancers at bay.
Coming out of the locker room, Worcester State scored in the 10
minutes into the second stanza in the 55th minute when junior
Sarah Connors (Gardner, MA) hit a rocket past
Spencer to put WSC up 2-0.
Colby-Sawyer tried to make it a one-goal game for the rest of the
contest, but the Lancer defense was too strong and junior
goalkeeper Rachael Armenti (West Boylston, MA)
recorded six of her seven total stops in the game to keep the
Chargers off the board in the second period.
Clifford put the game out of reach in the 84th minute when WSC took
advantage of another free kick. Freshman Daryl
Powell (Beverly, MA) tapped the kick for Clifford who
kicked a high arc over three defenders heads and past Spencer into
the net for her second marker of the contest.
Worcester State edged Colby-Sawyer out 14-10 in shots while both
were even in corners (4-4). Spencer also ended the contest with 10
saves.
The Lancers begin a series of four NEWMAC opponents when they will
host cross-town rival Clark on Saturday at noon while the Chargers
take-on Green Mountain tomorrow at 3:30.