CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Becker College defeated Wheelock College 6-2 in their New England Collegiate Conference opener on Saturday afternoon.
Becker opened the scoring just five minutes into the match when Alycia Dery (Millville, Mass.) inserted a blocked shot from first year forward Alison Mosdale (Marlborough, Conn.). Katherine Cormier (San Diego, Calif.) struck again for the Hawks ten minutes later, cleaning up a cross from Mosdale. In the 28th minute, Mosdale netted the ball with no help, shooting from the 40 yard line. Then, Lauren Zaleski (Avon, Mass.) utilized a helper from Alycia Dery to close out the half with a 4-0 lead.
Wheelock would be the first to score in the second half, with a Rachel Noiseux (Merrimack, N.H.) goal at 57:26, courtesy of a Michelle Woods (Wilmington, Mass.) assist. Dery then notched her second goal of the day, just before Mosdale would score again off of a pass from Alyssa Bond (Thompson, Conn.). With just under thirteen minutes to play, sophomore Alison DeGloria (Chelmsford, Mass.) took a pass from junior Maddie Domingo (Newington, Conn.) to increase the Wildcats' final tally to two.
Wheelock's keepers divided time in goal, with sophomore Madeleine Grover (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) playing the majority and notching thirteen saves. Grover's classmate Meghan Lewis (South Berwick, Maine) also had an impressive outing, making six saves for the Wildcats. Becker goalie Rebecca Carkhuff (Amherst, Mass.) stopped three shots.
Wheelock returns to action on Thursday, October 2, when they host Pine Manor College at 4:00 p.m. Becker resumes play on Wednesday, October 1 when they host Rhode Island College at 4:00 p.m.
