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Mitchell Rallies Back Against Becker
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's soccer team
rallied back from a 1-0 second-half deficit to secure a 2-1 victory
over Becker College on Saturday afternoon.
Mitchell (4-8-0 overall, 4-1-0 NECC) notched its third straight win
in conference play by scoring twice in the final 30 minutes of the
contest. Sophomore Leslie Briggs tied the game with a goal in the
65th minute and classmate Nikki Hoxie netted the go-ahead tally in
the 77th minute to put the Mariners on top.
After a scoreless first half, Becker (8-6-0 overall, 3-2-0 NECC)
scored just 70 seconds into the second stanza. Catherine Millette
found the back of the net off a feed from Felicia Zalik to put the
Hawks up 1-0. The goal was Millette's fifth of the season.
Becker clung to the lead for nearly 20 minutes before Briggs tied
it up with her fourth goal of the season. She took a ball away from
a Becker defender on the left side and cut back before striking a
left-footed shot into the side netting inside the far post.
The Mariners took the lead just over 11 minutes later, with junior
Paige Ehnot connecting with Hoxie for her team-leading 12th goal of
the season. Ehnot won a ball in traffic 10 yards in front of the
Becker goal and slipped a pass to her left, where Hoxie was waiting
to bury a shot into the right corner. Hoxie has now scored in each
of the last four games.
Mitchell made the margin stand the rest of the way. Sophomore
Brittany O'Neil, who played the second half in goal, made two saves
in the win. Classmate Rachel Cunningham also made a pair of stops
and didn't allow a goal in 45 minute of work. Becker goalkeeper
Samantha Sousa made 12 saves and played the entire game.
Mitchell returns to action at Connecticut College on Wednesday,
October 21 at 4 p.m. Becker will next play at Pine Manor College on
Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m.