Women's Soccer

NESCAC Women's Soccer Teams Go 5-0 in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament

NESCAC Women's Soccer teams went 5-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and all five wins were on the road.

Hamilton def. Christopher Newport, 1-0 | Box Score

  • Haley Cramer scored in the 64th minute to lift Hamilton past Christopher Newport, 1-0, at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md.
  • Hamilton controlled the first half, outshooting Christopher Newport 8-1, but goalkeeper Amy Sidaway stopped four shots, three of them by Lila Sullivan, to keep the game scoreless. The breakthrough came 37 seconds after a Hamilton corner kick, when Cramer scored off an assist from Kate Giglio.
  • Christopher Newport took six shots over the final 21 minutes, but only two were on goal, and Corah Boller saved both to finish with four saves and the shutout. Hamilton held a 19-8 edge in shots and a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. Sidaway finished with six saves.

Colby def. Mary Washington, 2-1 | Box Score

  • In a game played at TCNJ, Grace Missett scored in the 37th minute to propel Colby past Mary Washington, 2-1, at Lions Stadium.
  • Mary Washington led after Emma Braxton scored in the fifth minute, but Colby tied it in the eighth on an own goal by the Eagles. The Mules then took over, outshooting Mary Washington 9-2 in the first half and winning eight first-half corner kicks. Five of them came in a span of about five minutes, and Missett scored on an assist from Mia Sullivan 34 seconds after the last one.
  • Colby took just one shot in the second half, an Elo Luczkow attempt that hit the frame in the 82nd minute. Sadie Gardner made three saves for Colby, two of them after halftime, and Emily Orn made five for Mary Washington.

Middlebury def. NYU, 3-1 | Box Score

  • Middlebury scored three times in just over 13 minutes around halftime to defeat NYU, 3-1, at Penn State Behrend Stadium in Erie, Pa.
  • The game was scoreless until the 32nd minute, when Wynne Braemer scored the first goal of her career, 21 seconds after a corner kick by Stella Espinasse, who got the assist. Espinasse added a goal of her own in the 38th minute for a 2-0 halftime lead. Mariana Rode needed only 46 seconds of the second half to make it 3-0, finishing a pass from Noelle Mallory.
  • NYU outshot Middlebury 8-5 after halftime, but goalkeeper Aubrey Silvestri made three saves. The Violet's only goal was an Middlebury own goal in the 85th minute. Middlebury finished with a 12-10 edge in shots, and Maddy Tohanczyn made three saves for NYU.

Williams def. Penn State Harrisburg, 4-0 | Box Score

  • Elizabeth Stophel assisted on three goals, and Williams defeated Penn State Harrisburg, 4-0, at PSU-Harrisburg's Cozzens Field.
  • Stophel set up Lucy Carrel in the 11th minute and Elle Long in the 17th for a 2-0 lead. Williams kept pressing, and the push peaked from the 62nd to the 69th minute, when the Ephs took seven shots and won six corner kicks. Alli Aleman finally broke through in the 71st minute, scoring on an assist from Lauren Rosenberg. Bria Abbiati added a goal in the 83rd minute set up by Stophel for her third helper of the match.
  • Williams outshot Penn State Harrisburg 31-2, put 13 shots on goal and won the corner kick battle 15-0. Sydney Mulka made nine saves for Penn State Harrisburg, which put one shot on goal. Chelsea Mohammed needed only one save to record the shutout for Williams.

Tufts def. Husson 2-0 | Box Score

  • In a game played at Vassar's Gordan Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Emily Nicholas scored early and Audrey Cromett added a late goal as Tufts beat Husson, 2-0.
  • Nicholas finished a pass from Waverly Sumner in the seventh minute. Tufts dominated from there, outshooting Husson 22-4 and holding a 12-3 edge in corner kicks, but Husson goalkeeper Gabriella Smith made seven saves to keep it a one-goal game. The Jumbos took 13 shots in the second half, and Cromett, who had a game-high seven shots, finally beat Smith one-on-one in the 78th minute.
  • Husson did not attempt a shot until the 71st minute. Gigi Edwards made two saves to record the shutout for the Jumbos.