WPI 5, Elms 0

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Chicopee, MA --- Elms College freshman goalkeeper Molly Corse (Bernardston, MA) recorded eight saves, but WPI junior Kristen Garza (Kingston, MA) scored two goals and assisted on two others to propel the Engineers to a 5-0 victory over the Blazers in Thursday evening's non-conference women's soccer contest at Leary Field.

With the loss Elms falls to 3-6 overall, while WPI improves to 4-6 on the season. 

WPI jumped out to an early lead when sophomore Hailey Taylor (Colusa, CA) found senior Kelsey Mawhiney (Johnston, RI) who placed the ball in the back of the net on a perfectly executed corner kick. 

Garza then connected with senior Liz Schreiber (Ashfield, MA) who broke through the Elms defense and placed a shot past Corse, giving the Engineers a 2-0 lead at the 14:38 mark. 

The game was back and forth until the 74th minute when Garza struck for her first goal of the game. She corralled a pass from Taylor and beat the keeper to extend the lead to 3-0. The two hooked up again six minutes later to give WPI a 4-0 advantage. 

Garza capped a stellar performance when she delivered a pass which sophomore Victoria Howland (Red Hook, NY) drilled into the back of the net, pushing the score to 5-0 at the 81:12 mark. 

Elms kept the pressure on from start to finish in a hard-fought game. Junior forward Alison Couture (Chicopee, MA) led the Blazers with 4 shots while four other players tallied two each. 

The Engineers narrowly out-shot the Blazers 17-16 in the contest. 

WPI junior keeper Ally Stoyle (Pembroke, MA) collected eight saves in the winning effort.

Elms returns to action Saturday, Oct. 3 for a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) clash with Daniel Webster. Kick-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. at Leary Field.  WPI jumps back into NEWMAC action on Saturday with a 2:30pm road match at city rival Clark.

Release Courtesy Elms Athletics