Box Score BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Jessica DiPhilippo scored twice and assisted on another goal, all in the second half, helping Babson College pull away for a 4-0 victory over visiting Smith College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer action
on Saturday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
With the victory, Babson moves to 7-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play, while Smith drops to 3-4-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the league.
McKenna opened the scoring just
7:13 into the game following a corner kick. Smith was unable to clear the ball and McKenna, who took a feed from Moore on the left flank, hit a bending shot that hit off the inside of the far post and off a Pioneers' defender and into the net.
Moore doubled the Babson advantage with her sixth goal of the season at the 59:11 mark, using a through ball from DiPhilippo to get behind the Smith back line, and finishing a shot inside the right post. DiPhilippo extended the lead just
3:19 later, knocking home a rebound of a long shot by Shah, to put the Beavers ahead 3-0 in the 63
rd minute.
DiPhilippo capped the scoring in the 87
th minute, taking a feed from Kantor, and drilling a blast from the top of the box just underneath the crossbar for the final margin.
Junior Melina Kapotsis and first-year Meaghan Merullo made two saves in combining for their sixth shutout of the season for Babson. First-year Alana Lynch made six stops for the Pioneers, which were outshot 14-5 on the day.
Both squads are back in action
on Tuesday night at
7 p.m. as Babson travels to face WPI while Smith will be on the road at Brandeis.
(Release Courtesy Babson College Sports Information)
