Springfield 4, WPI 0
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Score
Worcester, MA --- Jen Jahoda (Lebanon, CT)
assisted on a pair of Springfield goals just 1:15 apart midway
through the first half to spark the Pride to a 4-0 shutout over
host WPI in a NEWMAC women's soccer contest on Saturday
afternoon. With the win, Springfield ups its record to 9-4-3
overall and 4-2-2 in conference action while WPI drops to 7-10 on
the year and 3-5 in NEWMAC play.
Jackie Moscardelli (Weymouth, MA) got
Springfield on the board at 17:57 when she buried a feed from
Jahoda for her second goal of the fall following a WPI
turnover. The visitors added to their lead at 19:12 when
Jahoda set up Caitlin Sawczuk (Plainville, CT) for
her fourth marker of the season.
The Pride, ranked sixth in this week's initial NCAA New England
Division III regional rankings, extended its advantage to 3-0 at
the break with a goal on a long shot from junior Brittany
Collins (Vernon, CT) at 39:53. Classmate Jen
Courossi (Methuen, MA) was credited with an assist on the
play.
Springfield netted the only goal of the second half when
Courtney Price (Enfield, CT) headed in Collins'
corner kick midway through the stanza for her third goal of the
year.
Katie Delude (Ludlow, MA) made one stop in goal
for the Pride en route to earning her second shutout this
season. Rebecca Newman (Howell, NJ) and
Ally Stoyle (Pembroke, MA) split time in between
the pipes for WPI. Newman was credited with three saves in
the first half while Stoyle turned away four shots in the second
half.
Suzanne Najem (Derry, NH) had the best scoring
chance for the Crimson and Gray, who were outshot 16-1 on the
day. Springfield took all four of the game's corner kicks.
Both squads close out their regular season schedules on Tuesday
with NEWMAC tilts. WPI entertains Babson at 7pm while Springfield
heads to Northampton for a 4pm matchup with Smith.
