(Courtesy of Western New England Sports Information)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Western New England College women’s soccer team opened its home season with a solid 2-0 victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) match Thursday afternoon (Sept. 20) at Suprenant Field.
It was the fourth consecutive win for the Golden Bears who raised their record to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
Junior Shivaun Wheeler (Southington, CT) opened the scoring with her second goal of the season only 8:10 into the contest with an assist from freshman Heather Mortell (Webster, MA). Mortell added an insurance goal with her team high sixth of the season in the 78th minute.
The Golden Bears, who played their first seven games on the road, out-shot the Leopards by a 14-4 margin and enjoyed a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.
Senior goalkeeper Allison Wellman (Chelmsford, MA) made seven saves for WIT while sophomore Jess Covino (Bristol, CT) stopped three shots for WNEC.
Wentworth falls to 1-5-1 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Soccer Box Score (Final) 2007 Wentworth Leopard Soccer Wentworth vs Western New England (09/20/07 at Springfield, Mass.) Wentworth (1-5-1, 1-2-0 TCCC) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot Western New England (5-3-0, 3-0-0 TCCC) ------------------------------- Date: 09/20/07 Attendance: 100 Wentworth........... 0 0 - 0 Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees Western New England. 1 1 - 2 Wentworth Western New England Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GK 2 Allison Wellman..... - - - - - 0 GK 1 Jessica Covino...... - - - - - 0 3 Evelyn Hadden....... 2 - - - - 0 8 Angela Zguro........ - - - - - 0 4 Martha Bergeron..... - - - - - 0 10 Shannon Pescatello.. 2 - - - - 0 5 Chelsea Carron...... 1 - - - - 0 11 Danielle Matte...... 1 - - - - 0 10 Mallory Prentiss.... - - - - - 0 12 Nicole Poli......... 2 - - - - 0 12 Katie Brown......... - - - - - 0 13 Molly Chamberlain... - - - - - 0 13 Jocelyn Martin...... - - - - - 0 16 Shivaun Wheeler..... 1 - 1 - - 0 16 Sarah Norkiewicz.... - - - - - 0 17 Kristen Culver...... - - - - - 0 18 Madison Watson...... - - - - - 0 24 Tara Trapp.......... - - - - - 0 20 Aly Kane............ - - - - - 0 27 Stephanie Bibbo..... - - - - - 0 22 Erika Hackett....... 1 - - - - 0 28 Heather Mortell..... 6 - 1 1 - 0 ---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ---------- 6 Brittany Boilard.... - - - - - 0 3 Alicia D'Ambra...... 1 - - - - 0 7 Erin Abdella........ - - - - - 0 5 Emily VanLare....... - - - - - 0 8 Katherine Paul...... - - - - - 0 9 Heather Boino....... - - - - - 0 11 Nicole LaCroix...... - - - - - 0 14 Lauren Sokol........ - - - - - 0 15 Jess Kruger......... - - - - - 0 18 Kelly MacDonald..... - - - - - 0 17 Mallory Beirne...... - - - - - 0 19 Kelly Murnane....... 1 - - - - 0 23 Megan Rogoff........ - - - - - 0 21 Elyse Gauvin........ - - - - - 0 24 Sam DeFoe........... - - - - - 0 22 Taryn Lagasse....... - - - - - 0 26 Megan Quigley....... - - - - - 0 23 Stephanie Shepard... - - - - - 0 Totals.............. 4 0 0 0 0 26 Victoria Schmidt.... - - - - - 0 Totals.............. 14 0 2 1 0 Wentworth Western New England ## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 2 Allison Wellman..... 90:00 2 7 1 Jessica Covino...... 90:00 0 3 Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Wentworth........... 3 1 - 4 Wentworth........... 3 4 - 7 Western New England. 5 9 - 14 Western New England. 2 1 - 3 Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Wentworth........... 3 0 - 3 Wentworth........... 1 3 - 4 Western New England. 3 4 - 7 Western New England. 6 2 - 8 SCORING SUMMARY: GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 8:10 WNEC Shivaun Wheeler (2) Heather Mortell 2. 77:30 WNEC Heather Mortell (6) (unassisted) CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: Officials: Referee: Anthony Pio; Asst. Referee: Mike Ferrarini; Anthony Goncalves; Offsides: Wentworth 0, Western New England 4.