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20210901 - WS vs NEC
0
New England Col. NEC (0-1-0)
2
Winner Plymouth St. PSU (1-0-0)
New England Col. NEC
(0-1-0)
0
Final
2
Plymouth St. PSU
(1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New England Col. NEC 0 0 0
Plymouth St. PSU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Christopher J. Kilmer, Asst. Director of Communications for Athletics

WSOC: Panthers control NEC in opener

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Seniors Sarah Hicks (Sutton, Mass.) and Mallory Lloyd (Hartland, Vt.) each scored and Plymouth State University controlled play from start to finish as the Panthers topped New England College, 2-0, in women's soccer action at Arold Field on Wednesday afternoon.
 
PSU outshot the Pilgrims by a 13-2 margin in the opening half, but after 45 minutes of play the teams were deadlocked in a scoreless game.
 
Hicks converted a penalty kick in the 47th minute to put the Panthers on the board and Lloyd added a score on a free kick from just outside the box for the season opening victory.
 
Plymouth State begins the year at 1-0-0, while NEC falls to 0-1-0.
 
The Basics:
  • Plymouth State 2, New England College 0
    • Plymouth State (1-0-0)
    • New England College (0-1-0)
Top Performers: How it Happened:
  • Lloyd blasted six shots in the first half alone as the Panthers kept consistent pressure on the NEC defense. She nearly scored in the third minute on a shot from 20-yards out from the left side, but NEC senior goalkeeper Emily Sashko (Dunmore, Pa.) touched the shot over the crossbar.
  • Seven minutes later Lloyd intercepted a pass at midfield and broke away alone, but Sashko sprawled to her right to keep the game scoreless.
  • Senior Emily Geyselaers (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.) made a long run along the right touchline and sent a cross to Lloyd in the 14th minute, but the redirect attempt went just wide.
  • PSU took the lead in the 47th minute when freshman Leah Maheux (Greene, Maine) was fouled in the box and Hicks' shot to the bottom right snuck underneath Sashko.
  • Lloyd capped the scoring on a free kick from just outside the 18 that went over the wall and off Sashko's hands to the left post.
By the Numbers:
  • Plymouth State held a 29-3 advantage in shots and earned eight corner kicks to NEC's two.
  • Lloyd's 28 career goals are tied for the sixth-most in program history.
  • Senior goalkeeper Cat Robbins (Franklin, Mass.) was forced to make just one save to pick up the shutout victory.
  • Sashko's 16 saves were easily a career best.
  • Plymouth State improves to 7-1-2 in the last ten meetings between the two teams.
Up Next:
  • Plymouth State heads to the University of Maine Farmington on Saturday (Sept. 4) for a 3:30 p.m. contest against the Beavers.
  • The Pilgrims visit Clarkson on Saturday.
 
 
 
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