NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's soccer team rallied from an early deficit on Tuesday evening, using two goals from first-year Sophia Wooten to top Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 3-1, in non-conference action at Kelsey Field.
Rapid Recap:
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Mass. Maritime opened the scoring early, striking at the 9:55 mark when Audrey Tombeno set up Karah Deveau for a finish to give the Buccaneers a 1-0 advantage.
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Colby-Sawyer leveled the contest late in the first half. Senior Ellie Smith (Plymouth, Mass.) linked up with Sophia Wooten (Griswold, Conn.), who beat the keeper with a beautiful high arc of a shot at 35:30 to send both teams into the intermission deadlocked at 1-1.
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The Chargers grabbed the lead less than eight minutes into the second half. Junior Kate Vasconcelos (Woodsville, N.H.) delivered a pass to Wooten, who slotted home her second tally of the match at 52:51 to make it 2-1.
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Colby-Sawyer sealed the victory down the stretch when junior Grace Ellis (Easton, Maine) fed senior Stella Lavertue (Claremont, N.H.), who found the back of the net at 83:19 to extend the margin to 3-1.
Inside the Numbers:
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Wooten paced the Colby-Sawyer offense with her first career multi-goal performance, netting both the equalizer and the game-winner.
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Lavertue continued her scoring streak, registering her fourth goal of the campaign.
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Smith collected her second assist of the season, while Vasconcelos notched her second helper of the fall.
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Ellis recorded her first point of the 2026 season with the primary assist on Lavertue's insurance strike.
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Colby-Sawyer controlled possession and chances, holding an 18-5 edge in total shots (10-2 on frame) and a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
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Goalkeepers Aurora Proulx and Nicole Morello combined in net for the win, with Proulx making one first-half save.
Up Next:
The Chargers (3-4-2, 1-2-2 GNAC) return to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday, October 3, traveling to Boston, Mass. to take on Emmanuel College with kickoff at 12PM.
