Women’s Soccer Falters at Wentworth

BOSTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's soccer team suffered a 5-1 setback at Wentworth Saturday afternoon.

The Lions sink to 2-4-0 overall with the outcome while the Leopards improve to 1-5-1 on the year.

The home team claimed a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute as Mckenzie Collins lofted a long-range shot into the back of the net for her team-leading second goal of the season.

Wentworth widened the gap to 2-0 in the 36th minute. Jenny Montville slotted in her first collegiate tally after a through-ball from Ashley Molnar.

Eastern Nazarene faced a 2-0 deficit at the midway point of the match. The Leopards owned a 10-2 advantage in first-half shot attempts and a 3-0 edge in corner kicks earned.

The hosts tacked on their third goal of the contest in the early moments of the second stanza to stretch their lead to 3-0. Felicity Gonzalez netted her first career marker of the year as she pounced on a loose ball inside the box in the 50th minute.

 The Lions got on the board in the 60th minute to trim the deficit to 3-1 as Rachel Pieger (Oakville, Conn.) scored her first career goal with a long-distance free kick.

Wentworth regained a three-goal advantage with a score in the 76th minute. Collins picked up her second goal of the game as she finished a feed from Gabriella Scarpone.

The Leopards added a tally in the 86th minute to push their lead to 5-1 on a strike by Adriana Valenti.

Eastern Nazarene finished the match with six shots while Wentworth racked up 29 attempts on the afternoon.

Senior netminder Sophia Fevola (Wellington, Fla.) registered a season-high 11 saves in her sixth start of the year. Sophomore Jasmine Arzu (Bronx, N.Y.) made her second relief appearance of the fall between the pipes and recorded one stop.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene returns home to take on Suffolk September 21.