Colby-Sawyer College Athletics

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – First-year Sophia Wooten netted her team-leading seventh goal of the season, but the Colby-Sawyer College women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) decision to Norwich University on Wednesday evening at Sabine Field.

Rapid Recap:

• Norwich seized the momentum in the first half, striking at the 13:09 mark when Heidi Smith connected with Sophie Guarriello for the opening goal.

• The Cadets extended their cushion with two more tallies before the intermission. Maddy Perry finished a setup from Colby Magoon at 25:55, and Smith converted a feed from Emma Zielezienski at 34:50 to send Norwich into the break leading 3-0.

• Norwich added a fourth early in the second half as Guarriello buried an unassisted chance at 51:51.

• Colby-Sawyer answered immediately with quick attacking pressure just 39 seconds later. In the 53rd minute, Wooten slotted home an unassisted marker at 52:30 to put the Chargers on the board at 4-1.

• The Chargers tested Cadets goalkeeper Sophie Olivo with four shots on frame in the second half, including late attempts from senior Sydney Ledoux, senior Ellie Smith, and sophomore Emma Culleton, but Norwich held firm to close out the conference match.

Inside the Numbers:

• Wooten continued her torrid stretch in the attacking third, scoring for the fourth time in five matches to pace the Chargers with seven goals (14 points) on the season.

• The Chargers' goalkeeping corps combined for nine saves against a 21-shot Cadets attack. Senior Lyndsey Valletta made five saves in 56 minutes across two stints, while junior Aurora Proulx turned aside four shots in 20 minutes of relief. Junior Nicole Morello also saw 14 scoreless minutes between the posts.
  
  Up NEXT: The Chargers finish their season 5-10-2 (3-8-2 GNAC) and will return to action in Fall of 2027.