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UMass Boston

Mary Jo Murphy
Katie Wilbert
5
Winner UMass Boston UMBWS (8-3-2, 3-0-1 LEC)
1
Rhode Island College RICWS (2-10, 1-4 LEC)
Winner
UMass Boston UMBWS
(8-3-2, 3-0-1 LEC)
5
Final
1
Rhode Island College RICWS
(2-10, 1-4 LEC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UMass Boston UMBWS 3 2 5
Rhode Island College RICWS 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Dave Walberg

Women's Soccer Cruises Past Rhode Island College

Mary Jo Murphy netted two goals in the 5-1 win

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Mary Jo Murphy (Worcester, Mass.) continued her offensive dominance as she registered a pair of goals to lift women's soccer to a 5-1 Little East Conference win over Rhode Island College Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 5, Rhode Island College 1

UMass Boston (8-3-2, 3-0-1 Little East Conference)
Rhode Island College (2-10-0, 1-4-0 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Beacons wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as they netted two of their three first half goals in the first 7:37. Cal Pitts (Marshfield, Mass.) scored her first goal of the campaign to break the scoreless draw. Georgia Bonney (Kingston, Mass.) assisted on the play as UMB led 1-0 less than two minutes in.

Murphy would register her career-best ninth goal six minutes later on an unassisted play. Kaylee Haynes (Bridgewater, Mass.) got in on the scoring action in the 38th minute to give the Beacons a comfortable lead heading into the break.

RIC ended the shutout bid for the Beacons and junior goalkeeper Maria Spylios in the 59th minute with Jayde Fernandez scoring a long-range shot.

That lone goal for the Anchorwomen was countered by UMB 34 seconds later, when Grace Oliver (Rockland, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season, off a Maggie Kelley (Paxton, Mass.) assist.

Murphy would connect with Morgan Palma (Halifax, Mass.) in the 66th minute to seal the victory for the Beacons, as the senior registered her 10 goal in the one-sided win.
Spylios finished off the Anchorwomen with four saves, while Caroline Richards (Duxbury, Mass.) made one stop for UMB.

Reagan Kerecz finished with seven saves in the losing effort.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • All-time the Beacons are 13-12-2 against Rhode Island College
  • UMB was won four-straight over the Anchorwomen and are unbeaten in the last 14 meetings (12-0-2)
  • The Beacons five goals were the most since the 2013 season, when UMB earned a 7-0 victory over RIC
  • The five goals on RIC's home field is the most that a UMB team has ever scored in Providence, RI
  • Murphy now sits with 51 career points making her the first player to cross the 50-point mark since Sam Cristoforo '14
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. conference match.
 
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