NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Colby-Sawyer women's soccer team picked up a convincing 5-1 over the Dean Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon in their final regular season game. The Chargers improve their record to 7-2-6 in conference way.
 
Rapid Recap:  

• The Chargers brought the offensive intensity as senior Bridget O'Connell (Peabody, Mass.) scored the first goal of the day in the second minute of the game with the assist coming from first-year Kate Vasconcelos (Woodsville, N.H.). The Chargers continued to stay on the attack as graduate student Sam Bishop (Windham, N.H.), senior Halle Pletzer (Barre, Vt.), and junior Lauren Ardolino (Milford, Conn.) all fired shots of their own. O'Connell would score her second goal of the day off of a penalty kick to extend the Chargers lead to 2-0 in the first ten minutes of the game. O'Connell and Ardolino would continue to fire shots on target, but Bulldog goalkeeper Haley Gaunt remained tough in net for the visitors. The Bulldogs went on the attack late in the first half, but junior goalkeeper Gabriela Calidonio (Flager Beach, Fla.) made key saves to keep the home team ahead. O'Connell would complete the hat trick in the 40^th minute to extend the Chargers lead to 3-0 heading into the half. 
• The Chargers continued to stay on the attack in the second half as Pletzer fired back-to-back shots on target, but Gaunt made big saves for the Bulldogs. Junior Lauren McKee (Littleton, N.H.) would keep the Chargers on the attack with a shot of her own, but Gaunt remained strong in net. Pletzer would extend the Chargers lead to 4-0 in the 58^th minute with a goal of her own. First-year Eve Van Wickler (Sturbridge, Mass.) kept the Chargers on the attack, but Gaunt continued to make keep saves for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs continued to fight back in the second half firing shots on target, but first-year goalkeeper Aurora Proulx (Sheldon, Vt.) made key saves for the Chargers. Pletzer would score her second goal just three minutes later to extend the Chargers lead to 5-0. The Bulldogs responded two minutes later with a goal by Nina Medeiros to get the visitors on the board. Senior Hannah Himes (Williston, Vt.) and sophomore Stella Lavertue (Claremont, N.H.) kept the Chargers on the attack late in the second half with shots of their own but were unable to put them in the back of the net. The Chargers would come away with the 5-1 victory over the visiting Bulldogs as the whistle blew in the 90^th minute. 

Post Game Press:
"It was an amazing feeling to get the win and put a couple in the back of the net," said senior Halle Pletzer (Barre, Vt.). "It was the seniors last game on Kelsey Field and we wanted to end it in that exact way. I'm so proud of everyone and couldn't be any happier with how we performed."

Inside The Numbers:  

• The Chargers outshot the Bulldogs 46-10 with 28-7 shots on target differential. 
• O'Connell and Vasconcelos would each record an assist in the Chargers victory. 
• Calidonio recorded three saves for the Chargers while Proulx and first-year Nicole Morello (Wilmington, Mass.) added two and one saves respectively.

 
Up Next:   
The Chargers will be in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) playoffs as they take on #4 seed Lasell on Saturday, November 2nd at 12PM.