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Late Goal Leads Women’s Soccer to Draw in GNAC Opener

Late Goal Leads Women’s Soccer to Draw in GNAC Opener

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior Elon Johnson (Freeport, BHS) scored in the 83rd minute of play to knot the score at one on Wednesday afternoon, and the Mitchell College women's soccer team would go on to open up GNAC play with a 1-1 draw against visiting Simmons University.

The goal was the second of the season for Johnson, who rose to the moment while battling oppressive heat, allowing the Mariners to finally breakthrough in a game which they had trailed since late in the first half.

A back and forth battle early on, the Sharks outshot Mitchell 10-7 in the first half but were turned away time and time again by junior goalkeeper Gemma Landry (Lewiston, ME). A perfectly placed kick and a fortunate bounce pushed Simmons ahead by one with just under five minutes remaining until intermission, as Courtney Sweeny launched a deep free kick from the far side build out line. After being struck by Sweeny's right foot, the ball landed and bounced right in front of Landry and skipped up and around her, finding a home in the back right corner of the net.

The Mariners continued to battle and finally landed a counter punch when Rahel Scully (Kingston, N.H.) gained possession off a Simmons goal kick near the far side midfield. After dishing the ball off and getting it right back, Scully was off to the races, streaking down the far side and drawing in multiple defenders. The sophomore then fed it to Johnson at the perfect time, allowing the senior a clear lane to boot the ball with her left foot into the top center of the net.

An even battle throughout, the Mariners and Sharks were dead even with 17 shots apiece, yet Simmons held a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal, while Mitchell held a 5-4 corner kick opportunity advantage.

Landry, who began the fall season with back to back shutouts, surrendered just one goal and made eight saves, many of which required an extremely high level of difficulty. Morgan Fontaine (Cheshire, Conn.) led Mitchell with six shots, Scully got off four, and Johnson three.

Simmons keeper Julia Rodgers enjoyed an efficient day in the net as well, finishing with four saves against five shots on goal. Emma McEwan notched a team-high six shots, two of them on goal, while Courtney Sweeney and Lauren Krupnikoff each tallied a pair of shots on goal.

The Mariners (2-0-1, 0-0-1 GNAC) will return to conference play on Saturday, September 9, with a road match against Dean College, scheduled to kick off at 12:00 pm.

The Sharks (0-2-1, 0-0-1 GNAC) will be back in action on Saturday, September 9, when they host Rivier University in a GNAC showdown.

Meet The Coach
Sep08

Postponed
Albertus Magnus
VS Mitchell
Sep10

Final
0 Rhode Island Col.
2 VS Mitchell
Sep14

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Coast Guard
Sep19

Final
1 Eastern Nazarene
2 VS Mitchell
Sep25

Final
0 Southern Vt.
5 VS Mitchell
Rescheduled from 9/24
Sep26

Postponed
Albertus Magnus
VS Mitchell
Sep28

Final
3 Mass.-Dartmouth
2 VS Mitchell
Oct01

Final - 2OT
2 Mitchell
1 AT Regis (Mass.)
Oct04

Final - 2OT
0 Mitchell
0 AT Elms
Oct09

Final - 2OT
0 Mitchell
0 AT Daniel Webster
Oct12

Final - 2OT
1 Mitchell
2 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)
Oct15

Final
0 Newbury
3 VS Mitchell
Oct18

Final
1 Mitchell
4 AT Lesley
Oct22

Final
9 Mitchell
1 AT Wheelock
Oct25

Final
0 Bay Path
2 VS Mitchell
Nov01

Final
0 Southern Vt.
2 VS Mitchell
@ Connecticut College NECC First Round
Nov03

Final - PK Away
3 Elms
3 VS Mitchell
NECC Semifinal
Sep05

Postponed
St. Joseph (Conn.)
VS Mitchell
Sep08

Final
0 Mitchell
5 AT Rhode Island Col.
Sep12

Final
4 Coast Guard
0 VS Mitchell
Sep17

Final
5 Albertus Magnus
2 VS Mitchell
Sep22

Final
0 Daniel Webster
7 VS Mitchell
Sep26

Final
0 Mitchell
8 AT Mass.-Dartmouth
Oct03

Final - 2OT
1 Mitchell
0 AT Newbury
East Boston Memorial Park, East Boston, Mass.
Oct06

Final
1 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell
Oct10

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Southern Vt.
Oct13

Final
0 Wheelock
7 VS Mitchell
Oct16

Final - OT
1 Elms
0 VS Mitchell
Oct20

Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Becker
Oct24

Final
3 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct27

Final
2 Mitchell
1 AT Bay Path
Oct31

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Elms
NECC First Round; Rescheduled from Tues 10/30
Sep04

Final
7 St. Joseph (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell
Sep07

Final
5 Coast Guard
0 VS Mitchell
@ Conn. College Conn. College/CGA Tournament
Sep11

Final
2 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep14

Final
8 Rhode Island Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep21

Final
4 Mitchell
0 AT Daniel Webster
Sep25

Final
1 Mass.-Dartmouth
0 VS Mitchell
Sep28

Final
1 Becker
0 VS Mitchell
Oct05

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)
Oct09

Final - OT
0 Mitchell
1 AT Elms
Oct12

Final - 2OT
2 Southern Vt.
1 VS Mitchell
Oct16

Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Lesley
Oct19

Final
2 Newbury
4 VS Mitchell
Oct23

Final
5 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Oct26

Final - OT
2 Bay Path
1 VS Mitchell
Sep03

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Coast Guard
Sep10

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
Sep13

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Johnson St.
Sep14

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Lyndon St.
NSN Webcast -
Sep17

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Albertus Magnus
Sep22

Final
2 Anna Maria
0 VS Mitchell
Sep27

Final
2 Daniel Webster
6 VS Mitchell
Oct04

Final - 2OT
2 Mitchell
2 AT Becker
Oct08

Final
2 Mitchell
5 AT Rhode Island Col.
Oct11

Final
1 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell
Oct13

Final
3 Elms
0 VS Mitchell
Oct18

Final
0 Mitchell
5 AT Southern Vt.
Oct21

Final
3 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct25

Final - 2OT
1 Mitchell
1 AT Newbury
Victory Field -- Watertown, Mass.
Oct29

Final
0 Wheelock
4 VS Mitchell
Nov01

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Bay Path
Sep01

Final
3 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep05

Final - 2OT
1 Lyndon St.
1 VS Mitchell
Sep09

Final - 2OT
1 Mitchell
1 AT Mount Ida
Sep12

Final
3 Fisher
8 VS Mitchell
Sep22

Final
5 Albertus Magnus
0 VS Mitchell
Sep26

Final
8 Becker
1 VS Mitchell
Oct03

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Regis (Mass.)
Oct07

Final - OT
3 Johnson St.
2 VS Mitchell
Oct10

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Elms
Oct12

Final - 2OT
2 Southern Vt.
2 VS Mitchell
Oct17

Final
1 Newbury
4 VS Mitchell
Oct21

Final
0 Mitchell
5 AT Lesley
Oct24

Final - 2OT
0 Bay Path
0 VS Mitchell
Oct28

Final
5 Mitchell
1 AT Wheelock
Oct29

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Coast Guard
Oct31

Final
2 Mitchell
0 AT Daniel Webster
Nov03

Final
1 Mitchell
4 AT Becker
NECC Tournament first round
Sep01

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
Sep07

Final
2 Mount Ida
0 VS Mitchell
Sep10

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Lyndon St.
Sep14

Final
7 Eastern Nazarene
1 VS Mitchell
Sep17

Final
1 Daniel Webster
2 VS Mitchell
Sep21

Final
0 Mitchell
8 AT Albertus Magnus
Sep24

Final
1 Mitchell
5 AT Becker
Oct01

Final
5 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell
Oct05

Final
3 Dean
0 VS Mitchell
Oct08

Final
7 Elms
0 VS Mitchell
Oct12

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Southern Vt.
Oct15

Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Newbury College
The Winsor School, Boston, MA
Oct19

Final
5 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct22

Final
0 Mitchell
5 AT Bay Path
Oct26

Final
0 Wheelock
4 VS Mitchell
Oct29

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Elms
NECC Championship First Round
Sep01

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Mount Ida
Sep06

Postponed
Albertus Magnus
VS Mitchell
Sep09

Final - OT
1 Lyndon St.
2 VS Mitchell
Sep13

Final
0 Mitchell
8 AT Eastern Nazarene
Sep20

Final
5 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep23

Final
5 Becker
0 VS Mitchell
Sep27

Final
2 Old Westbury
1 VS Mitchell
Sep30

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Dean College
Oct07

Final
0 Mitchell
8 AT Elms
Oct09

Final
3 Southern Vt.
0 VS Mitchell
Oct14

Final - 2OT
2 Newbury College
2 VS Mitchell
Oct18

Final
0 Mitchell
7 AT Lesley
Oct21

Final
1 Bay Path
0 VS Mitchell
Oct25

Final - OT
2 Mitchell
1 AT Wheelock
Aug31

Final
0 Mitchell
10 AT Southern Maine
Sep01

Final
0 Mitchell
2 VS Thomas (ME)
@ Gorham, Maine
Sep05

Final
9 Albertus Magnus
0 VS Mitchell
Sep08

Final
0 Mitchell
5 AT Northern Vermont-Lyndon
Sep15

Final
7 Eastern Nazarene
0 VS Mitchell
Sep17

Final
0 Anna Maria
3 VS Mitchell
Sep22

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Becker
Sep27

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Old Westbury
Game postponed from 9/25
Sep29

Final
2 Dean College
0 VS Mitchell
Oct03

Postponed
Mitchell
AT Pine Manor
Rescheduled for 10/4 at Mitchell (3:30 p.m.)
Oct04

Cancelled
Pine Manor
VS Mitchell
Rescheduled from 10/3
Oct06

Final
5 Elms
0 VS Mitchell
Oct10

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Southern Vt.
Oct13

Final
1 Mitchell
2 AT Newbury
Oct16

Final
4 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct20

Final
1 Mitchell
7 AT Bay Path
Oct24

Final
6 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep05

Final
0 Mitchell
10 AT Albertus Magnus
Sep07

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Anna Maria
Sep11

Final
0 Fisher
1 VS Mitchell
Sep14

Final - OT
2 Northern Vermont-Lyndon
3 VS Mitchell
Sep18

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Mass. Maritime
Sep21

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
Sep25

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Mount Holyoke
Sep28

Final
0 York (N.Y.)
7 VS Mitchell
Oct02

Cancelled
Pine Manor
VS Mitchell
Oct05

Final
2 Mitchell
4 AT Eastern Nazarene
Oct09

Final
4 Old Westbury
2 VS Mitchell
Oct12

Final
0 Medgar Evers
8 VS Mitchell
Oct16

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Bay Path
Oct19

Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Elms
Oct22

Final
5 Becker
0 VS Mitchell
Oct26

Final
8 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct30

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Dean
Sep01

Final
1 Albertus Magnus
0 VS Mitchell
Sep04

Final
2 Anna Maria
0 VS Mitchell
Sep08

Final - OT
5 Fisher
6 VS Mitchell
Sep11

Final
10 Mitchell
2 AT Old Westbury
Sep14

Final - 2OT
0 Dean College
0 VS Mitchell
Sep19

Final
2 Eastern Conn. St.
0 VS Mitchell
Sep21

Final
3 Mount Holyoke
0 VS Mitchell
Sep26

Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT Curry
Sep29

Postponed
Mitchell
AT York (N.Y.)
Oct02

Final
0 CCNY
3 VS Mitchell
Oct07

Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Connecticut Col.
Oct13

Final
2 Mitchell
0 AT Northern Vermont-Lyndon
Oct18

Final
3 Elms
0 VS Mitchell
Oct20

Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Lesley
Oct23

Final - 2OT
1 New England Col.
1 VS Mitchell
Oct29

Final
1 Eastern Nazarene
2 VS Mitchell
Nov03

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
Sep01

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Albertus Magnus
Sep03

Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Anna Maria
Sep08

Final
0 Mitchell
0 AT Mass. Maritime
Sep14

Final
0 Mitchell
1 AT Dean College
Sep17

Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Brooklyn
Sep21

Final
0 Northern Vermont-Lyndon
1 VS Mitchell
Sep24

Final
6 John Jay
0 VS Mitchell
Sep28

Final
0 Bryant & Stratton
3 VS Mitchell
Oct01

Final
6 Mitchell
1 AT York (N.Y.)
Oct06

Final
3 Old Westbury
1 VS Mitchell
Oct08

Final
0 Mitchell
2 AT Lesley
Lesley University Senior Day
Oct15

Final
0 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
Senior Day
Oct18

Final
1 Eastern Nazarene
2 VS Mitchell
Oct22

Final
0 Mitchell
0 AT New England Col.
Senior Day
Oct25

Final
4 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell
Oct29

Final
0 Mitchell
0 AT Eastern Nazarene
at Veterans Memorial Stadium
Nov03

Final - 2OT
0 Mitchell
1 AT New England Col.
NECC Semifinals - #3 at #2
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