Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: Assumption University 4, New Haven University 1
-Records: Assumption University (6-3-6) (4-2-5, NE10), New Haven (4-11-1) (1-11 NE10)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly '83 Stadium)
-The Lead: The Assumption University Women's soccer team continued their playoff push on Wednesday night in an NE10 conference battle with New Haven. Assumption scored two in the first thanks to senior captain Diana Bruggeman with New Haven getting one before the half to make the second half interesting. The Hounds put up two in the second half to create the 4-1 final.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior captain Diana Bruggeman (Natick, Mass. / Natick) got the scoring started early for the Hounds when Assumption won a penalty kicked because of a New Haven hand ball in the box. Bruggeman stepped up and buried the chance into the bottom left corner to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
-Bruggeman got her second goal of the game in the 18th minute when she received a pass from Annie Irwin (Norwood, Mass. / Montrose School) and beat the New Haven goal to double the Hounds lead.
-New Haven got on the board 10 minutes before the half when Madison Blonde headed home a goal past the defense and Julia Walsh (San Diego, Calif.) to make the game 2-1 headed into the half.
- Irwin scored to start off the second half when Chelsea Hoey (West Springfield, Mass. / West Springfield) slid a through ball through the middle of the Chargers defense and Irwin fired a low shot into the bottom right corner to give assumption an insurance goal.
- Kate Carleson (Plainfield, Conn. / Plainfield) created the 4-1 final when she took a pass from Bruggeman and buried her shot into the back of the net to give the Hounds the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Hounds registered 21 shots on the night with 11 on target while the Chargers registered four shots with four on target.
- Julia Walsh made three saves while Paige Davis made seven.
- Assumption won five corners while New Haven won three.
UP NEXT
-The Hounds travel to Garden City, N.Y. to faceoff with Adelphi in an NE10 matchup on Saturday, October 30 at 2:00pm.
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