The Women’s Soccer team is in a great spot right now being 6-0 in the CCC with an overall record of 7-3. In our last couple games we have really been able to connect as a team. The ball movement is moving much quicker, we’re making more passes to feet, creating 1-touch plays, and just overall stepping up to win games. As a team, we all know the importance every game has on our standing in the conference and we are working every game to keep an undefeated record in conference.
Our last game was up in Henniker, New Hampshire against New England College on their brand new turf field. We came out excited to play on what we called, “the perfect day for soccer”. The weather was warm with a cool fall breeze blowing. Last year we had beaten NEC 8-1 but this year they were a completely different team with many starting freshmen, so we didn’t know what to expect for the new comers. For the majority of the game it was 2-0 after Laurin Pendleton netted two goals. One came off a header from Alexa Maher and one was a hard driven shot to the far bottom corner. We held on to our 2-0 lead until about halfway through the second half when the Pilgrims earned their first point. With this goal came a lot of energy from the opposing team and we did not feel comfortable with a 2-1 score. That was until Devon Leighton scored the insurance goal with 2 minutes left in the game. The final score was 3-1.
The four games before NEC were all shutouts against Gordon, Salve Regina, Colby-Sawyer and Anna Maria. Scoring 13 goals in these games combined. We really started to come together as a team at the Salve Regina game and I think our strong play keeps continuing throughout our games. And we all know it needs to with our difficult games coming up in the next two weeks. We have our hardest competition in our next few games and we’re ready to win them all!
-Julie Moody
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