Lesley Leaves Lady Hawks In The Fogg
Leicester, Mass.- Lesley University defeated Becker College 2-1 in New England Collegiate Conference women's soccer action Wednesday evening.
Becker got on the board 15:29 into the contest when Jodi Theriault (Woodstock, Conn.) laced a shot from 40 yards out, placing it over the head of Lesley goalkeeper Corinne Dasti's (Eastham, Mass.) head. The Becker defense held their own in the first half as the Lady Hawks took a 1-0 advantage into halftime.
Becker held their lead until the 59th minute when Veronica Halen (San Diego, Calif.) placed a shot just past the drive of Alena Phongsa (Putnam, Conn.), tying the game at 1-1. Phongsa faced a barrage of Lesley shots, making ten saves, sending the game into overtime.
The two teams played through the first overtime time without a conclusion. With 7:18 remaining in the second overtime, Emma Fogg (Wellesley, Mass.) stole the ball in front of the Becker net, turned quickly and scored the game winner. The Lynx outshot the Lady Hawks 29-3 in the game.
Alena Phongsa stood on her head, making 11 saves in a losing effort. With the loss Becker fell to 4-9 overall and 2-2 in the NECC. Becker will travel to Elms College on Saturday for a two o'clock NECC tilt with the Blazers. Lesley goalkeeper Corinne Dasti didn't make any saves in the victory. With the win the Lynx improved to 8-4-2 overall and 4-0-1 in the NECC. Lesley will continue NECC action when they host Southern Vermont at seven o'clock this Saturday evening.
