FRANKLIN, Mass. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) decision to Dean College on Saturday morning at Grant Field.
Rapid Recap:
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Dean opened the scoring at the 30:07 mark of the first half when Kacie Consolini slid a pass to Zia Lear, who buried her third goal of the season to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 edge heading into halftime.
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The Bulldogs doubled their advantage just 37 seconds into the second half as Liz Serrano found Consolini for a clean strike at 45:37.
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Colby-Sawyer turned up the attacking pressure throughout the second frame, outshooting Dean 9-7 and earning five corner kicks down the stretch.
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The persistence paid off in the 83rd minute when senior Ellie Smith served a ball into the box from the wing, connecting with first-year Sophia Wooten, who slotted home her sixth goal of the fall at 82:20 to cut the deficit to 2-1.
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Junior Kyra Deroy forced a stop from Bulldogs goalkeeper Danielle Reinhard in the 84th minute, but Dean held on through the final whistle to secure the conference result.
Inside the Numbers:
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Wooten scored for the third time in four contests, moving into the team lead with six goals (12 points) on the season.
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Smith collected her team-leading fifth assist of the campaign on Wooten's second-half tally.
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Senior goalkeeper Lyndsey Valletta recorded six saves across 90 minutes between the posts for the Chargers, stopping five shots in the second half.
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Colby-Sawyer generated a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks, with Smith taking all seven set pieces.
Up Next:
The Chargers (5-9-2, 3-7-2 GNAC) return to action to round out the regular season on the road on Wednesday, October 28, against Norwich University in GNAC action with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 PM.
