COLLEGE
WOMEN'S SOCCER FINAL SCORE
Williams 1, Tufts 0
At Williamstown, MA
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Game
Box Score
WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Tufts women's soccer team, which gave
Williams its last regular-season loss back on October 21, 2006 in
Somerville, played down to the wire with the second-ranked Ephs
today before losing the NESCAC game 1-0 on a late goal.
Playing under a sheet of heavy rain for most of today's contest,
the Jumbos (7-5-1, 4-3-1 NESCAC) and the undefeated Ephs (13-0-0,
8-0-0) engaged in a scoreless contest for nearly 86 before senior
captain Brianna Wolfson tapped in a late-minute goal to stave off a
repeat of history for Williams.
Since that last 1-0 loss to Tufts in 2006, the Ephs have put
together a 41-0-1 regular-season record. With a tie or win against
Middlebury on Friday, the Ephs will have played three straight
seasons of undefeated soccer in the regular season.
With the weather as a potential equalizer, the teams played the
first 45 minutes with no goals and a 10-6 advantage in shots for
Williams. The Ephs came out stronger in the second half,
out-shooting Tufts 17-4 in the second period. Despite the increased
offensive attack, the Ephs had trouble converting. At the 37:36
mark, freshman Sam Vilboa took advantage of her own deflected shot
right in front of net, but her second shot was blocked again by a
Jumbo defender. Annelise Snyder ripped a shot that nicked the left
post with twelve minutes to play.
Finally, at the 85:58 mark, the Ephs found the back of the net.
Fellow senior captain Sarah Walmsley played a cross from the right
side that was deflected by the Jumbos' keeper at the right post.
The ball sailed behind her, allowing Wolfson to capitalize on an
empty net and tap the ball in.
The Jumbos look to hold on to fourth place in NESCAC when they
play their regular-season finale at Bowdoin next Friday afternoon.
The Ephs will travel to Middlebury next Friday.
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