Box Score NEW LONDON, N.H. – November 2, 2013 – The Colby-Sawyer women's soccer team earned a 5-0 win over Thomas College in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) quarterfinal contest, Saturday afternoon. The Chargers will host Husson on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.

BOX SCORE

Colby-Sawyer, the tournament's top seed, improves to 17-3, while the No. 8 seed Terriers of Thomas fall to 4-13. Husson advanced to the semifinals with a shootout win at New England College. 

The home team got the scoring started in the 8th minute when junior Heather Faasse (Jefferson, N.J.) fed a through ball to senior teammate Marion James (Willsboro, N.Y.). James was leaking down the center of the field when the ball came to her.  She then ripped a shot into the left corner of the net for her team leading fourth game-winning goal of the season. 

In the 24th minute, sophomore Tallon Tomasi (Williston, Vt.) went over 30 yards with possession of the ball weaving in and out of Thomas defenders. Once she broke free of the pressure, Tomasi was able to find an angle and deposit the ball in the cross corner of the net. The goal was Tomasi's sixth of the season.

Three minutes later, the Chargers went in front 3-0 on senior Adrienne Bender's (Wakefield, R.I.) 11th tally of the season. Junior Sarah Little (Scarborough, Maine) sent a cross from the left side of the field into the box where Bender never let the ball hit the ground and volleyed the ball into the net.

Colby-Sawyer scored once more in the first half when junior Michelle Upham (Chelsea, Vt.) was awarded a penalty kick after she was fouled in the box. Upham kept the ball low and to the right to score her team best 12th goal of the season.

Five minutes into the second frame, freshman Kelsey Campbell (Upton, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season to give the Chargers a 5-0 lead.

Colby-Sawyer sophomore goalie Karley Hamilton (Bradford, Vt.) recorded her 14th shutout of the season after stopping Thomas' lone shot. Senior keeper Kate Thibodeau (Woolwich, Maine) made nine saves for Thomas in the loss. 

The Chargers outshot Thomas 24-1 and had a 15-0 edge in corner kicks.