Hartford, Conn. – Junior forward
Brett Eisenhart (Seattle, Wash.) scored the
game-winning goal from classmate Nicole Stenquist (Hudson,
Mass.) to lead the visiting Williams College Ephs to a 2-1
win in overtime against the Trinity College Bantams in New England
Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's soccer
action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 10 in New England,
loses its first game of the year, falling to 4-1-3 overall and
3-1-2 in the league, while the Ephs, ranked No. 2 in New England
and No. 14 in the nation, improves to 7-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in
the league.
In the 93rd minute, Eisenhart took a pass
from Stenquist in the box that sailed over the Trinity defense, and
settled the ball with her foot and the middle of her arm, before
poking it past Trinity senior goalkeeper Emily Weedon
(Wellesley, Mass.) to give the game to the visitors.
Trinity had tied it with 10:01 remaining in regular play, when
junior forward Jenny Ley (Warwick, R.I.) scored
from the right wing on a rebound after sophomore back
Stefanie Griglak (San Diego, Calif.) had shot the
ball on a direct kick from the upper right corner of the box that
was saved by Williams senior goalie Julia Schreiber
(Cockeysville, Md.).
After a scoreless first half with scarce
scoring chances for either side, the Ephs ended the drought at the
51:59 mark when senior tri-captain Sara Wild (Portland,
Oregon) blasted the ball from the upper left corner of the
box into the upper left corner of the goal on a direct kick.
Trinity nearly tied it in the 67th minute, as Ley and sophomore
midfielder Martha Dane (Littleton, Mass.) worked
the ball deep into Williams' end on the right side, and a
scrum ensued in front of Schreiber before she knocked the ball out
of harm's way. Williams senior back Elizabeth
Danhakl (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) shot wide left at an
open net from close on the left wing late in the first half, for
the only legitimate scoring opportunity of the opening
stanza.
Trinity was held without a shot until eight
minutes after intermission, but rallied top outshoot Williams, 8-7,
in the second half. Trinity junior goalie Lily Pepper
(Princeton Junction, N.J.) had three saves in the first 45
minutes and Weedon made four stops after halftime. Schreiber
finished with four saves, all in the second half.
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