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Newbury Tricks Women's Soccer, 3-1
LEICESTER, Mass. – Sophomore Corrinn Niski (Oxford, Conn.) scored a hat trick to lift Newbury College to a 3-1 victory over Becker College in New England Collegiate Conference women's soccer action Monday afternoon at Alumni Field. The win ups the Nighthawks record to 2-6 (2-2 NECC), while the Hawks fall to 3-9 (2-2 NECC).
The Nighthawks got on the board just 5:07 into the game when Corrinn Niski rebounded a shot in front of the Becker goal and drove it into the top right corner of the net.
Newbury added to their lead in the 48th minute when Niski took advantage of a Becker turnover, allowing her to score a breakaway goal. In the 55th minute, Amanda McKenzie (Bridgeport, Conn.) gathered a loose ball near the right post and centered it to Niski, who one-timed a shot past the dive of Becker goalkeeper Kaitlyn Rose (North Attenborough, Mass.), completing the hat trick.
Becker finally got in the board in 77th minute when Jaclyn Orangio (Maynard, Mass.) tipped loose ball just past the reach of Newbury goalkeeper Elizabeth Fox (Orono, Maine), making the score, 3-1. Fox earned her first win of the season after making eight saves. Rose failed to make a save a in a losing effort.
Becker will try to end a two game losing streak when they travel to NECC foe Bay Path College on Saturday, October 12 at 1:30 p.m. Newbury will also return to action on Saturday when they travel to Elms College at 1:00 p.m.

