Women’s Soccer Stymies Suffolk Tuesday Evening, 4-0

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's soccer team rebounded from a loss over the weekend to defeat Suffolk 4-0 in non-league action Tuesday evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The victory lifts the Lions to 3-3-1 on the year while the Rams progress to 2-6-0 overall.

The home team got on the board in the eighth minute to claim a 1-0 edge. Kelly Couite (West Bridgewater, Mass.) bagged her team-leading sixth goal of the season after a lofted pass by Alexis Schmidt (North Smithfield, R.I.).

Eastern Nazarene doubled its lead to 2-0 in the 33rd minute as Lauren Hevy (North Brookfield, Mass.) netted her first tally of the year. Kiara Ketchuck (Taunton, Mass.) set up Hevy's score with a one-time pass behind the Suffolk backline.

The Lions boasted a 10-6 advantage in first-half shots and a 2-0 gap in corner kicks earned.

The hosts added a goal in the 52nd minute to widen the margin to 3-0. Couite buried her second score of the match, firing a left-footed blast through the goalkeeper's arms and into the back of the cage. Ketchuck registered her second assist of the evening on Couite's team-leading seventh marker.

Eastern Nazarene tacked on its fourth tally of the game just two minutes later. Katherine Lawrence (Marlborough, Conn.) notched her second goal of the fall as she slotted a low shot into the corner of the net after her initial attempt was blocked.

The Lions manufactured 19 shots in the victory while the Rams registered 11.

Senior netminder Kristen Farley (Westminster, Mass.) stopped six shots on the evening to earn her third win of the season. Kirsten Weiker made eight saves between the pipes for the visitors.

Looking ahead, Eastern Nazarene returns to conference play September 26 at home against Western New England at 4:30 pm.