Williams Remains Unbeaten, Still Drops to #2 Nationally: Women’s Soccer Week in Review 10/12

 

Williams won their two games this weekend, both of which were out of conference matches (Courtesy of Williams Athletics/Evan Gancedo).
Williams won their two games this weekend, both of which were out of conference matches, but fell behind William Smith in the national rankings (Courtesy of Williams Athletics/Evan Gancedo).

Hey everybody, sorry were a little late. You know how weeks go what with work and other work and sometimes work and rarely play. But without further adieu, heres the womens soccer recap of last week!

 

Tuesday, October 4th

St. Lawrence @ Middlebury, Final Score: 0-3 Middlebury

 

Wednesday, October 5th

Trinity @ Wesleyan, Final score: Trinity 4-0

The visiting Bantams emerged victorious in this interstate rivalry, besting Wesleyan 4-0. The Bantams scored four times in the first half, and four different Bantam players, Laura Nee 17,  Taylor Kirchgessner 19, Sheena Landy 17 and Andi Nicholson 17, found the back of the net. Wesleyan actually changed goalies going into the second half, subbing out Zoe Cassels-Brown 20 and replacing her with Claire Coyle 20 but the damage had already been done.

 

University of New England @ Colby, Final score: 1-2 Colby

Maine Farmington @ Bowdoin, Final score: 0-6 Bowdoin

 

Saturday, October 8th

Wesleyan @ Colby, Final score: 0-1 Colby

The host mules defeated the visiting Cardinals in a hard fought defensive battle 1-0. Wesleyan surely walked away from this game feeling that they should have one. They tested Colby keeper Samantha Rizzo 19 with 15 shots, but were never able to beat her or the hard-nosed Colby defense. Aliza Van Leesten 17 provided all the offense that Colby needed, slotting home a goal off a scrum ensuing from a corner kick. Newly starting Wesleyan keep Claire Coyle 20 was only tested 3 times, and did manage to make 2 saves, but sometimes the ball just doesnt bounce the way you want, which Wesleyan certainly learned on Saturday.

 

Conn College @ Bates, Final score: 1-0 Conn College

This game largely followed the formula we expected, with the 18th ranked Camels defeating the struggling Bobcats by a score of 1-0. The only goal of the game came with tenths of a second remaining in the first half when Emmy McGoldrick 19 scored off a deflection. Hannah Graves 17 was really the only Bobcat to test Conn goalie Bryanna Montalvo 17, but her shot was saved. Conn held a dominant advantage in shots taken, testing Bates 6 times to just 1 attempt on goal against the Camels.

 

Hamilton @ Amherst, Final score: 0-3 Amherst

Amherst thoroughly dominated the visiting Continentals, coasting away with an easy 3-0 win. The L*** J**** outshot Hamilton 20 to 6, and had a 9 to 1 advantage after the first period. In that first period Amherst found the back of the net two times. The first came less than three minutes into the game when Rubii Tamen 19 made an incredible run and beat Hamilton keeper Emily Dumont 19. Five minutes later, Dumont was again forced to collect the ball from the netting as Ashlyn Heller 17 scored after receiving a free kick from Megan Root 19. Emily Hester 17 capped off the days scoring, firing a looping shot over the heads of Hamilton after collecting the ball from a defensive mistake in the Continentals’ own half.

 

Trinity @ Bowdoin, Final score: 1-0 Trinity

The only goal of this contest came about 15 minutes into the game when Trinitys Tricia Pollock 20 blasted a shot from distance. Trinity then held tightly to that lead to escape with the 1-0 win. Bowdoin actually outshot the visiting Bantams 6 to 3 but failed to beat Julia Pitino 18 even one time. Bowdoin also forced 6 corner kicks, but they failed to capitalize on their numerous opportunities.

 

Tufts @ Middlebury, Final score: 2-3 Middlebury

The most exciting game from the weekend certainly happened in Middlebury, VT where the visiting Jumbos were defeated by the Panthers 3-2. Middlebury fell behind early when TuftsEmma Ranalli 19 scored a beautiful free kick and beat Panther keeper Kate Reinmuth 17.  Middlebury was shut out for the entirety of the first half but struck back early in the second half when Alex Barber 19 scored a shot from roughly 20 yards away off a pass from Sara Dicenso 19. Mariah Harvey-Brown 18 put the visitors back on top, heading in a goal in the 72nd minute, but the Panthers wasted little time responding to this goal, as Adrianna Gildner ‘17 soon tapped in an easy goal off a pass from Amanda Hotvedt 17. With the game knotted at 2-2, and time winding down, everyone expected to be heading into overtime, until Gildner scored her second goal of the afternoon off a rebound shot. Middlebury outshot the Jumbos 16-4 and surely deserved this hard fought victory.

 

Bard @ Williams, Final score: 0-5 Williams

 

Sunday, October 9

MIT @ Williams, Final score: 1-4

Bates @ Husson, Final score: 4-0 Bates

 

Monday, October 10

Brooklyn @ Conn College, Final score: 0-5 Conn College

 

Tuesday, October 11

Endicott @ Tufts, Final score: 0-4 Tufts

Keene State @ Amherst, Final score: 0-3 Amherst

Colby @ U. Maine Farmington, Final Score: 4-0 Colby

Sage @ Hamilton, Final score: 0-4 Hamilton

 

Player of the Week

Adrianna Gilder '17 came up clutch for the Panthers against Tufts this weekend (Courtesy of Middlebury Athletics).
Adrianna Gildner ’17 came up clutch for the Panthers against Tufts this weekend (Courtesy of Middlebury Athletics).

I swear Im not playing Middlebury for favorites, but we have to give this player of the week to Adrianna Gildner. The senior forward scored two goals in the last 15 minutes of Middleburys game against Tufts to secure a come from behind 3-2 victory. The two goals were her fifth and sixth of the season, tying her with Trinity’s Taylor Kirchgessner for fourth place on the list of NESCAC scoring leaders. Middlebury, and Gildner, seem to be hitting their stride just at the right moment in the season, and hope to keep this late season form going into the coming weeks.