CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Elms College women's soccer team registered their third shutout of the season with a 1-0 victory over visiting Becker College in a New England Collegiate Conference contest at Leary Field Saturday afternoon.
The conference foes battled back-and-forth in a scoreless first half, with solid midfield play from both squads limited the scoring opportunities.
In the 61st minute of play, the Blazers broke through as junior defender Michelle Rossignol (Manchester, Conn.) launched a ball up the sideline to a sprinting sophomore defender Kylen O'Hearn (Somers, Conn.), who dribbled the near post and ripped an angled shot to the back corner of the goal, delivering the would-be game-winning goal for Elms.
The Blazers edged the Hawks in the shot column, 17-10, in the match. Elms junior goalkeeper Alexa Rinaudo (Bellmore, N.Y.) made six saves in the win, while Becker senior goalie Kaitlyn Rose stopped a game-high eight shots.
Elms improves to 3-8 on the season, and 2-1 in the NECC, while Becker falls to 5-6-1, and 1-1-1 in the NECC standings
