BOSTON, Mass. – Senior forward
Kaylee Haynes scored two goals in the opening 20 minutes of the match as UMass Boston Women's Soccer rolled to a 4-0 win over Keene State at home in the Little East Conference Semifinals on Tuesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 4, Keene State 0
UMass Boston (9-8-2)
Keene State (10-9-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Attacking early and often, UMass Boston recorded two shots against freshman goalkeeper Sonia Moritz before Haynes netted her first goal of the afternoon when she fired from the left side of the pitch and the ball hit the crossbar before falling behind the line in the 11
th minute to give the Beacons a 1-0 lead.
Just eight minutes later, Haynes tallied her second goal of the contest, receiving two passes on the right side from sophomore midfielder Caroline Golt and freshman midfielder Callia Eaton. The senior forward headed the ball towards the left side of the goal mouth as it bounced past Moritz in net for the second Beacon goal of the afternoon.
Extending their lead late in the second half, junior defender Caileigh Sullivan found graduate forward Lindsay Bouscaren in the box who slipped the ball into the left side of the goal past Moritz in the splits, giving UMass Boston a 3-0 lead in the 74
th minute of the match.
An own goal by Keene State in the 76
th minute off a Sullivan corner kick would give UMass Boston a 4-0 advantage and the eventual victory to move on to the Little East Conference Semifinals.
BY THE NUMBERS
- UMass Boston outshot Keene State 16-3 on the afternoon and 8-3 in shots on goal
- Maria Spylios recorded her fourth consecutive shutout, saving all three shots she faced
- The Beacons have now won five consecutive matches against the Owls dating back to 2018
- UMass Boston has outscored their last four opponents by a combined score of 5-0
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will take on two-seeded WestConn in Danbury, Connecticut on Thursday afternoon at a time to be determined in the Little East Conference Semifinals. Back on October 22
nd, the Beacons took down the Wolves on Senior Day at home, 3-0, as
Kaylee Haynes recorded two goals in the match.