Box Score BEVERLY, Mass.—Behind a four-goal first half, Endicott College breezed to a 6-1 victory over UMass Boston women's soccer.
THE BASICS
Endicott College 6, UMass Boston 1
(UMass Boston 3-6-1, Little East 2-0)
(Endicott College 3-5-1, Commonwealth Coast 1-1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Endicott College scored two goals within two-minutes of each other-on two separate occasions in the final half, to breeze past a banged up Beacons side.
Senior Alexandria Levesque (Metheun, Mass.) broke up the shutout with under 10 minutes to play. The senior midfielder scored her first collegiate goal at 81:20 in her 32nd career appearance.
Madison McKinley led the way with a first-half brace for the Gulls, while Olivia Ozycz added two goals of her own within a five-minute period of the second half.
Laura Wysocki and Ashley Meuskes (one assist) added the first two goals of the contest for Endicott, who improved to 3-1 at home this season with a +13 goal differential.
UMass Boston freshman goalie Alyssa Fugiel (Easthampton, Mass.) made six saves, while giving up six goals.
Endicott's Caroline Armbruster picked up the victory by stopping four shots in the first half. Shelby Elwell came on in the second half and made two saves.
Levesque led the Beacons with her three shots and tied freshman
Kate Leavitt (Plymouth, Mass.) with two shots on goal.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Thursday's contest marked the sixth all-time meeting between the schools with Endicott taking a 3-2-1 advantage.
- Endicott College earned an 18-11 edge in shots and 12-7 lead on shots on goal. The two teams finished with two corner kicks apiece.
- Thursday's loss marked the Beacons' first loss by four or more goals since 2011, when Keene State College defeated the Beacons 4-0 on September 17.
UP NEXT
UMass Boston will host the second annual "We Do It For Wall" Game on Saturday at 3 p.m., as they host UMass Dartmouth at Boston College High School. The Beacons will honor the former four-year player and assistant coach who passed away in September. UMass Boston will also recognize their alumni as part of "Alumni Day."
