Middlebury, Vt. - Middlebury earned its third shutout in its
last four games as the Panthers topped Trinity 2-0 in a NESCAC
Quarterfinal contest on Dragone Field. Middlebury advances to the
NESCAC semifinals at Williams next Saturday, where they will take
on Amherst at 1:30. The host school meets Bowdoin in the other
semifinal at 11:00 a.m. The winners meet for the NESCAC
Championship at noon on Sunday. Middlebury moves to 8-5-2 on the
year, while Trinity ends its season with a 9-6 mark.
There was no first half scoring, but both teams had several
great chances to get on the board. Trinity's Leigh Howard and Delia
DeBlois had some good looks in the ninth minute, but Middlebury
keeper Lauryn Torch was able to make a save before the ball was
cleared away.
Middlebury's Caitlin Parker broke in all alone shortly after
that, but her shot was cleared from the Bantam goal by defender
Devin Nwanagu. Shortly after that, Trinity keeper Emily Weedon made
a nice save on a shot ear-marked for the top right corner of the
net by Drew Smith in the 38th minute. The half was
winding down as Howard of Trinity blasted a shot from point-blank
range that was saved by Middlebury defender Jenny Galgano.
The Panthers were able to break through 13 minutes into the
second half, as Margaret Owen tallied her fourth goal of the
season. Linsday Rotherham crossed the ball to Owen, who saw her
shot stuffed by Weedon, but the momentum carried the ball across
the goal line.
Caitlin Parker made it a 2-0 game at the 77:32 mark, as she took
a feed from Valerie Christy and beat Weedon one-on-one.
Trinity would threaten late, but the Middlebury defense held,
emerging with their sixth shutout of the season. Torch made a save
in goal to get the win, while Weedon made five stops for Trinity.
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