COLLEGE
WOMEN'S SOCCER FINAL SCORE
NESCAC Tournament 1st Round
Tufts 2, Trinity 1
At Somerville, MA
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Game
Box Score
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Junior Carrie
Wilson set up the eventual game-winner for Tufts
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SOMERVILLE -- The Tufts University Jumbos used a late tally from
senior Jesslyn
Jamison (Berkeley, CA) to seal a 2-1 victory over the
Trinity College Bantams in a first round match-up of the 2009
NESCAC women's soccer tournament on Sunday afternoon at Kraft
Field.
Tufts, the #4 seed in the tournament, will now play in the
semi-finals at #1 Williams on Saturday. The Jumbos improved 8-6-1
overall. Fifth-seed Trinity's season ended with a 5-5-4 record.
The match entered halftime scoreless, but the Jumbos had two
solid chances in the first frame. Both sophomore Lauren
O'Connor (Dudley, MA) and sophomore Jamie
Love-Nichols (Cortez, CO) sent shots from outside the
18-yard box that just sailed high over the crossbar. Trinity's
junior keeper Emily Weedon (Wellesley, MA) recorded three saves in
the first half, while Tufts' senior keeper Kate
Minnehan (Hopkinton, NH) made one.
In the second half, each team would have scoring chances that
were not realized. With about 30 minutes remaining, Tufts senior
Cara Cadigan
(Nahant, MA) controlled a ball that was bounced around
after a corner kick, but sent her shot high over the crossbar. A
few minutes later, Trinity sophomore Leigh Howard (Bethany, CT) had
a one-on-one opportunity against Minnehan, but the Tufts keeper
came up strong with the save.
Finally with 21:42 remaining in regulation, the Jumbos would
break through. Sophomore Alix Michael
(Mercer Island, WA) delivered the ball into the box that
was crossed by senior Ali Maxwell
(Exeter, NH) and eventually headed into the net by senior
Fanna Gamal
(Albany, CA).
The score stayed 1-0 Tufts until the final minute when Jamison
took a long lead pass from junior Carrie Wilson
(Longmeadow, MA) and scored one-on-one against the Trinity
keeper. At the time it was an insurance goal, but it became a
game-winner as 21 seconds later the Bantams would tally a goal from
Howard on an assist from senior Lauren Olsen (Cheshire, CT) with 32
seconds remaining.
The Jumbos held on for the 2-1 win to move on to the semifinals
of the NESCAC's. Minnehan earned the victory for Tufts while making
three saves and Weedon stopped five shots for the Bantams. Tufts
posted a 17-12 margin in shots and 2-1 in corner kicks.
Tufts will make its second NESCAC semi-final appearance in the
last three seasons. They lost 1-0 to Williams on a controversial
goal back on October 24.
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