Box Score WELLESLEY, Mass.--Kyla Petrie scored the only goal of the game in the 85th minute to lift Wellesley College to a 1-0 win over Smith College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) soccer action on Saturday. Smith falls to 5-8-2, and 3-4-1 in NEWMAC games, while Wellesley is 9-7-2, and 6-1-1 in the NEWMAC.
The game took a while to get going, but the Blue presented the only threats of the first half in shots by Abigail Hess and LJ Foster, but Smith goalie
Alanna Lynch (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) covered both efforts.
The game remained scoreless at halftime, and Smith had their first attempt on goal early in the second half when namesake
Emily Smith (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) had her shot saved by Wellesley goalie Kat Goldsmith.
Emily Smith (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) had another attempt saved by Goldsmith in the 66th minute, and 25 seconds later, Lynch made a stop on Foster to keep the game scoreless.
The Blue finally made the breakthrough with just over five minutes to play when Francesca Lapsley set up Petrie for her fifth of the season. Smith looked for an equaliser almost immediately, but Goldsmith saved
Allie Rooney (Ludlow, Mass./Cathedral)'s shot 30 seconds after Wellesley had scored.
Lynch made five saves for the Pioneers, while Goldsmith made three saves for Wellesley.
Smith heads to Mount Holyoke for a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday, October 29. Wellesley hosts Coast Guard at 3:30 on the same day.
