Hartford, Conn. - Freshman forward Jenny Ley (Warwick,
R.I.) scored twice and sophomore goalkeeper Emily
Weedon (Wellesley, Mass.) made four saves and recorded her
second straight shutout to lead the visiting Trinity College
Bantams to a 3-0 victory over the New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Connecticut College Camels this
afternoon on Tempel Green. The Bantams improve to 6-4 overall
and 2-4 in the league with their second win in a row, while the
Camels slip to 4-6 overall and 0-6 in the NESCAC with their fourth
straight loss.
Trinity broke a scoreless tie in the 27th minute on a free kick,
when junior midfielder Lauren Olsen (Cheshire,
Conn.) fed a cutting freshman forward Leigh Howard
(Bethany, Conn.) on a rolling pass to the left of the goal
and Howard punched the ball past Connecticut College junior keeper
Jenna Ross (Longmeadow, Mass.). Howard had
nearly been knocked out of the game seconds earlier, after a
collision in the middle of the field. Weedon came out to make
a key save on a Connecticut College breakaway in the final minutes
of the first half to preserve the shutout.
In the second half, Ley erupted with two goals scored 2:40
apart. In the 66th minute, Trinity sophomore midfielder
Morgan Sackman (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) worked her
way free out of a crowd, creating a two-on-one situation on the
right side of the net. Ley finished with a low shot to make it a
2-0 contest. With 21:51 remaining, Bantam freshman forward
Shawna Altdorf (Brooklyn, Conn.) connected with
Ley in almost the same spot of the previous goal near the right
post and the Bantams had a 3-0 lead.
On the ensuing whistle, the Camels gained control and cycled the
ball into Katelyn Driscoll (Peabody, Mass.) who
tested Weedon with a low shot near the left post. Weedon dove and
got her hands on the shot, pushing it to the end line to force a
corner. Candice Clark (Queens, N.Y.) headed the
try toward the goal but Weedon again came up with the save.
Trinity outshot Connecticut College, 20-7, and Ross stopped five
shots for the Camels.
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