September 28, 2013

Women's Soccer Blanks Mitchell In NECC Opener

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Becker College scored late in the first half and made the margin stand against Mitchell College on Saturday afternoon, winning by a 1-0 final in a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) match-up at Alumni Field.

Alycia Dery (Millville, Mass./Blackston-Millville) notched her team-leading ninth goal of the season with 2:05 remaining in the opening half to put Becker (3-6-0 overall, 2-0-0 NECC) on top. Goalkeeper Katherine Cormier (San Diego, Calif./Westview) earned her first shutout of the season and made three saves.
Lauren Zaleski (Avon, Mass./Norfolk County Agricultural) set up the goal with a cross from the right side that found Dery in front of the Mitchell goal. Dery fired a shot to the left corner that beat keeper Kaylee Woodford (Niantic, Conn./Morgan School) and gave the Hawks the 1-0 advantage before the break.
Mitchell put three shots on goal in the second half but couldn't net the equalizer. Becker held a 17-5 edge in total shots. Woodford finished with eight saves to keep the Mariners in the contest.
Mitchell (1-6-0 overall, 1-1-0 NECC) will next play at Regis College on Saturday, October 5 at 1 p.m. Becker returns to action at Rhode Island College on Wednesday, October 2 at 6 p.m.