BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman Jenny Montville (Plainville, Mass.) scored for the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's soccer team but Suffolk responded with four unanswered goals as the Rams defeated the Leopards, 4-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference play Tuesday night.
RECORDS:
WIT: 2-9-3 (1-5-1 CCC)
SU: 9-5-0 (3-4-0 CCC)
SCORING:
- WIT: Jenny Montville (unassisted) 14'
- SU: Haley Long (unassisted) 15'
- SU: Chelsea Fallon (unassisted) 51'
- SU: Nicole Morin-Trotta (Carley Pearce) 70'
- SU: Klaudia Rushi (Pearce) 87'
SHOTS (ON GOAL):
WIT: 13 (9); SU: 21 (9)
GOALIE SAVES:
WIT: Juliana Heaton (75:49), 5; Lily Cohen (14:41), 0
SU: Allison Rodrigues, 8
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Wentworth struck first in the contest, with Montville scoring off a high shot at the 13:14 mark. For Montville, it was her fourth marker of the season which ties her for the team lead.
- Suffolk responded with a goal just 47 seconds later when junior Haley Long (Exeter, N.H.) put a shot to the upper right corner to tie the game at 1-all.
- The Leopards nearly went ahead with 16 minutes left in the first half, however, Montville's bid on a breakaway was stopped by senior Allison Rodrigues (North Andover, Mass.)
- The Rams pulled ahead, 2-1, at the 6:01 mark of the second half on a goal from Chelsea Fallon (Saint Johns, Fla.) when she put home a rebound off a shot that initially hit the post.
- Suffolk scored at the 69:09 and 86:22 marks to push its lead to 4-1 as junior Nicole Morin-Trotta (Westminster, Mass.) and sophomore Klaudia Rushi (Beverly, Mass.) provided the goals and senior Carely Pearce (Bridgewater, Mass.) providing an assist on both goals.
THE SERIES:
- Tonight was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
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