Women's Soccer Loses a Tough 1-0 Battle to St. Joseph's of Maine

CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Elms College Women's Soccer team hosted Saint Joseph's College, Maine for a conference matchup on Saturday afternoon at Leary Field. 

BASICS
Score: Elms College 0 | Saint Joseph's College, Maine 1
Records: Blazers 7-7-0, 6-4-0 (GNAC) | Monks 2-10-1, 2-7-1 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first half would see Saint Joseph's take a shot in the opening minute and it would be saved by graduate student Hailey Magierowski (Brimfield, Mass.). Elms would quickly respond with two shots from junior forward Jamie McDonough (Dedham, Mass.) and graduate student Hannah Kolodziey (East Longmeadow, Mass.), followed by four additional shots from sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Basua (Oxnard, Cali.), senior forward Kelly Malheiro (Centereach, N.Y.), and first-year midfielder Jenna McGuire (Shelton, Conn.). The Blazers would out shoot the Monks 6-2 in the opening half, but the score would remain 0-0 at halftime.

Senior Caroline Wilcox (Pomfret Center, Conn.) would record the first shot of the second half. Basua and McDonough would both follow with shots of their own, but both would be unsuccessful. Sophomore Kaylee Little (Brighton, Mass.) would take a shot, but it would go above the crossbar. Then in the 78th minute, St. Joseph's score the opening goal to take the lead 1-0. As the clock continued to wind down, the Elms offense would try to tie the game, but all attempts would be unsuccessful once again, as the Monks would defeat the Blazers 1-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Magierowski made five saves of the six shots she faced.

• Basua and McDonough would each take three shots.

• Malheiro took two shots.

• Duggan, Kolodziey, Little, McGuire, and Wilcox would each take one shot.

UP NEXT: The Elms Women's Soccer team will travel to West Hartford, Conn. to take on the University of Saint Joseph, Conn. in a conference matchup on Tuesday, October 15th at 6 PM.

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