Westfield State 8, WPI 1
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Westfield, MA --- Junior Ali Pease
(Ludlow, MA) recorded two goals and an assist and sophomore
Kate Wye (Blackstone, MA) tallied two goals to
power Westfield State to an 8-1 victory over WPI in women's
soccer action on Tuesday evening, Sept. 22.
The Owls, ranked 10th in the lastest New England Division III
poll, boosted their record to 6-1-1 and ran their non-losing streak
to seven straight games. WPI is 3-5.
Junior Kate MacLellan (Wilbraham, MA)
opened the scoring for Westfield with an unassisted goal in the
21st minute. The Owls led 2-0 at halftime when Wye, with an assist
from Pease, scored with 34 seconds remaining in the first
half.
Westfield erupted for three straight goals in a span of five
minutes early in the second half half to take a commanding 5-0
advantage. Freshman Leann Rivard (Chicopee, MA)
scored in the 48th minute and Pease struck for back-to-back goals
in the 52nd and 53rd minutes.
WPI got on the scoreboard in the 57th minute on a goal by junior
forward Kristen Garza (Kingston, MA) off a feed by
Lindsey Grasis (East Brookfield, MA). The
goal was Garza's seventh of the fall and extended her school record
for career goals to 32.
Westfield out-shot WPI, 23-2.
The Owls are idle until Saturday when they host Bridgewater
State at 1pm. WPI opens up NEWMAC play at the same time on
the road at MIT.
Release Courtesy Westfield State Athletics
