Ephs defeat Wesleyan 3-0 in shutout home victory
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Williams College started the first period strong with an unassisted goal by senior Meighan McGowan (Greenwich, Conn.) scored within the first minute. Ephs maintained their intensity in the first with a second goal by McGowan off an assist by freshmen Amy McLaughlin (Topsfield, MA).
Both teams contested each other throughout the second. The third goal of the game was scored in the final two minutes off a penalty corner by McGowan from a pass by sophomore Lindsey Davies (Greenwich, Conn.). The Cardinals had 8 penalty corners to the Ephs 5, but remained scoreless at the end of the second.
Overall, Williams had 12 shots total, 9 of them on goal, while Wesleyan had 7 shots total, all of them on goal. Amy McLaughlin had a defensive save for the Ephs in the second period.
For Wesleyan, junior goalie Breen McDonald (Shaker Heights, OH) played the first period tallying 4 saves and 2 goals allowed. Freshman goalie Danie Leahy (Middlebury, VT) had 2 saves in the second, allowing one goal. Eph sophomore goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, Conn.) played an aggressive 70 minutes with 0 goals allowed and 7 total saves for the game.
Coach Alix Rorke commented that as a whole "the team had good spurts, and finished in the circle, but were sloppy at times. McGowan was great up and down the field, and Katrina Tulla had her best game of the season." Ephs will play at Tufts next week.
