WATERTOWN, Mass. – Becker College rallied past   Newbury College, 2-1, in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's soccer action, Monday evening. Hawks freshman Rebecca Carkhuff (Amherst, Mass.) scored the game winner, five yards in front of the net on pass.

Newbury wasted little time and jumped on the scoreboard early. First year forward Shannon Walsh(Massapequa, N.Y.) deflected the ball off Becker senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Rose's (North Attleboro, Mass.) hands in the two minute mark to give the Nighthawks the quick, 1-0 advantage.

Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Fox (Orono, Maine) kept the Hawks off  the scoreboard for the majority of the first half. However, midway through the period, Becker senior forward Alycia Dery (Millville, Mass.) connected with sophomore midfielder Lauren Zaleski (Avon, Mass.) for the equalizer and send the game into halftime tied at 1-1.   

When the teams returned to the pitch at the second of the second period, momentum appeared to have shifted in the direction of Becker. Quickly fended off back-to-back shots by first year forward Alison Mosdale(Marlborough, Conn.) early in the period, Fox was busy the entire half rejecting a total of seven of11 saves in the period.

Late in the half with just over a minute to play, Mosdale sprinted up the near side looking to give the Hawks the lead on a breakaway. But sophomore defender Elizabeth Kia (Hilo, Hawaii) came with a nice slide tackle to knock the ball out.

However, the Hawks kept hanging around as Mosdale was able to finally connect with Carkhuff in front of the goal for the game-winner with a minute remaining in regulation.

Newbury falls to 3-7 and 2-2 in conference action while Becker climbs back to .500, improving to 6-6-1 and 2-1-1 in the NECC. The Nighthawks return to the pitch on Saturday October 18th when they host Elms College at 11:00 a.m. The Hawks break from conference play when they travel to Pine Manor College on Thursday October 16th for a 3:30 p.m. tilt against the Gators