DANBURY, Conn. – Three second half goals lifted 24^th ranked WestConn to a 3-0 Little East Conference win over women's soccer Saturday evening at The WAC.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 0, #24 WestConn 3

UMass Boston (10-5-2, 5-1-1 Little East Conference)
WestConn (15-1-0, 7-0-0 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

WestConn broke the scoreless draw just three minutes into the second half, with Julia DePalma scoring her first goal of the season. Suzana Imetovski made it a two-goal affair in the 65^th minute, while the conference's leading scorer in Myah Croze capped-off the contest with her 23^rd goal of the year in the final minutes of regulation.

The two teams were evenly matched throughout Saturday's contest, with WestConn holding a slight 18-16 advantage in shots, (12-7 in shots on goal).

Maria Spylios (Leominster, Mass.) tallied nine saves, as she produced another strong performance in goal for UMB. Her WestConn counterpart, Karly Martin made seven stops to earn the shutout.

Senior midfielder Allie Crawford (Kingston, Mass.) led the Beacons offense with three shots on goal, and five shots on the night.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With the win WestConn clinches the Little East Conference Regular Season Championships
• The Beacons are now 2-2-1 since the 2018 against WestConn
• WestConn has never suffered a lost on their home field to the Beacons since the series began in 1995
• Saturday's match was a rematch of the 2019 Little East Conference Championship match, which UMass Boston won 4-0 in Boston

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Bridgewater State University on Tuesday for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game.