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Mountaineers Climb Past Women's Soccer
LEICESTER, Mass.-Becker College fell to Southern Vermont, 3-1 in New England Collegiate Conference women's soccer action Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.
Becker got on the board in 29th minute when Chistina Boucher (Pawcatuck, Conn.) rebounded an indirect kick from Erika Galdamez (Concord, Calif.), sliding it past Southern Vermont goalkeeper Katie Raymond (Bristol, Conn.) for a 1-0 advantage.
The Mountaineers responded in the 37th minute when Kaitlyn Forant (Hardwick, Vt.) took a shot from ten yards out, which ricocheted off a Becker defender's head and into the Hawks net for an own goal. Southern Vermont took the lead in the 43rd minute when Jocelyn Ortega (Chula Vista, Calif.) gathered a loose ball in front of the Becker net and ripped it into the top right corner for a 2-1 lead.
Southern Vermont put the game out of reach in the 79th minute when Kaitlyn Forant broke free down the near sideline, scoring her fifth goal of the season, making the score 3-1.
Becker goalie Kaitlyn Rose (North Attleboro, Mass.) made nine saves in a losing effort as the Hawks fall to 3-10 (2-4 NECC). Katie Raymond didn't make a save as the Mountaineers improved their record to 5-5-1 (4-1 NECC).
Both teams return to the pitch on Saturday, October 19 as Becker hosts NECC foe Regis College at 1:00 p.m. and Southern Vermont welcomes Elms College at 1:00 p.m.

