MCLA women's soccer team to a 3-0 non-conference win

Sports Information DirectorDeborah Raber
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass - Junior Jade Prickett (Westhampton, MA) tallied two goals to lead the MCLA women's soccer team to a 3-0 non-conference win over visiting Lyndon State College. After a disappointing match this past weekend, the Trailblazers were able to get back on the winning track.

After a few wonderful opportunities MCLA finally struck with their first goal of the game. Jess Tietgens (Stamford, VT) attacked down the flank, cut back, and found Prickett on the opposite side of the box for the eventual game winner.

The Trailblazers out shot their visitors by a 19 to 3 margin keeping Lyndon goalkeeper Natalia Shams (Swampscott, MA) very busy. It wasn't until the second half that MCLA was able to add to their lead. In the 51st minute Tietgens collected an errant pass and capitalized on her defensive efforts when she toe-poked a shot low past Shams for her 24th goal of the season. The next 16 minutes were rather quiet with MCLA missing the next on a few occasions. Then Harmony McGorman (Orleans, MA) carried the ball up the middle cutting between two Hornet defenders and dropped the ball off to her left where Prickett made the most of her opportunity collecting her second goal of the game and the sixth of the season.

MCLA improves to 12-4 overall and will play host to conference rival Fitchburg State 1:00 on Saturday. MCLA will also honor their women soccer seniors and parents as part of Saturday's events. Lyndon State falls to 7-8-1 on the season and will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Green Mountain College
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SteepleCats Fall in Extra Innings

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Ocean State Waves scored four runs in the top of the 11th and went on to a 9-6 win over the SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
 
Jack LaRose went 3-for-5 with a double in the game-winning rally.
 
North Adams (1-9) had a golden opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the 10th.
 
With the game tied, 5-5, Nelphie Lopez started the inning with a sacrifice bunt to advance Bobby Stang, the "ghost runner," to third base. Ocean State (3-8) then intentionally walked the next two hitters to load the bases with one out.
 
Waves reliver Andrew Jacobs then got a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.
 
Jacobs struck out a pair and allowed one unearned run in the bottom of the 11th in three innings of work to earn the win.
 
North Adams used five pitchers. Joe LaPrade struck out a pair and allowed no runs in two innings of work.
 
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