Women’s Soccer Drops 3-1 Decision to New England College

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's soccer team suffered a 3-1 setback to New England College Tuesday evening at Veterans' Memorial Stadium.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 1, New England College 3
Records: Lions (2-12-1/ 0-4-1 NECC) | Pilgrims (2-10-6 / 1-1-3 NECC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• New England College nabbed a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute. Reese Hultgren headed in her team-leading fourth goal of the season as Fernanda Rojas and Chloe Beausoleil each picked up assists.
• The Pilgrims pushed their advantage to 2-0 with a strike in the 59th minute. Briana Lopes netted her third goal of the year as Mackenzie Fels provided the assist.
• The visitors tacked on their third score of the night in the 64th minute to stretch the gap to 3-0. Khaya Simms knocked in her first tally of the fall after Lopes' initial shot was saved.
• Eastern Nazarene got on the board in the 83rd minute to cut the deficit to 3-1. Jordan Lee (Hampden, Mass.) buried her team-leading fourth marker of the season while Kayla Dorn (Hampton, Ill.) collected her first assist.
                                                                                                                   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Jasmine Arzu (Bronx, N.Y.) started between the pipes and recorded three saves before Mackenzie Quick (Barrington, N.H.) made her second appearance of the season.
• The Lions managed seven shots on the night while earning a pair of corner kicks.
• The Pilgrims produced 18 shot attempts in the match and racked up 10 corner kicks.
  

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene wraps up the regular season at home against Mitchell October 29.