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Williams Women's Soccer t Beat Conn.College 4-0 - September 17, 2007
Led by a two goal effort from senior captain Ana Sani, Williams women’s soccer (4-0-0, 2-0) rattled off their fourth consecutive victory and their third shutout game of the young season against conference opponent Connecticut College (0-3-0, 0-2).
The 4-0 victory was another overall dominant performance by the Ephs who recorded a second consecutive three goal first half. The overpowering offense in the first half has allowed Williams to control the tempo of their match ups in the second half and play the last forty-five minutes at a more comfortable level.
Williams did not look smooth initially though. An unexpected formation from the Camels caused difficulty for the Ephs in the opening minutes, and they had trouble keeping possession and finding open space on the field. A confident and experienced Williams squad did not panic and eventually adjusted their play.
“We were a bit surprised that Connecticut College came out in a 3, 4, 3 formation. It took us a while to sort that out, but once we did we settled in and started to play our game,” said Ephs head coach Michelyne Pinard.
Sani scored her first goal fifteen minutes into the first half. After a feed from Gabrielle Woodson, Sani received the ball inside the box in front of a charging Camels goalkeeper. Sani turned around to dribble to the outside right and avoid the keeper, nailing her shot in the upper right corner.
Williams scored their second goal at the 28:20 mark. Clare Gallagher took a corner kick, and with a crowd in front of the net, Britt Spackman headed the ball and it bounced into the back corner for a 2-0 lead. Sarah Walmsley scored her second goal of the season with three minutes left in the half, while Sani recorder her second goal of the game nine minutes into the second half.
Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Sinnenberg started the game but only played the first half, notching 2 saves and recording her fourth win in four games. Freshman keeper Julia Schreiber played for the second half and had three saves.
Schreiber’s last save preserved the shutout for the Ephs as Connecticut College’s Jackie Wade nailed a high shot towards the center of the net with one minute left in the game. Schreiber leaped in the air, and blocked the ball with her fingertips causing it to sail inches over the crossbar and out of play.
Pinard has high praises for her defense and goalkeepers commenting, “We've been defending from forwards back, and our goalkeepers have been playing spectacularly and with a lot of confidence that has helped us win three shutouts.”
Williams will host non conference opponent Western Connecticut on September 18 at 4:30 pm. |
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