LEICESTER, Mass.- Senior Alycia Dery (Millville, Mass.) scored in the 96th minute to give Becker College a 1-0 win over Massachusetts Maritime Academy in non-conference women's soccer action Wednesday afternoon. The win ups the Hawks record to 1-2, while the Buccaneers fall to 0-1.
The Buccaneers had a golden opportunity to score late in the second half when Laura Marin (West Yarmouth, Mass.) ran past the Hawks defense, but Kaitlyn Rose (North Attleboro, Mass.) stood her ground to keep the game knotted at 0-0.
In the 96th minute, Lauren Zaleski (Avon, Mass.) fed Alycia Dery through the middle of the Buccaneer defense, who then ripped a shot into the bottom right corner of the net for the game winner.
Kaitlyn Rose and Katherine Cormier (San Diego, Calif.) turned away three shots on goal while spitting the game in net for the Hawks. Buccaneer goalie Katie Levesque (Wilmot, N.H.) made eight saves in the loss.
Both teams return to the pitch on Saturday, September 6 with Becker hosting Anna Maria at noon, while Massachusetts Maritime travels to Pine Manor at 1:00 p.m.
