Johnson Records 16 Saves In Goal As Women's Soccer Drops 6-0 MASCAC Decision At Westfield State

MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME WOMEN’S SOCCER

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Alumni Field, Westfield, Mass.

FINAL:              WESTFIELD STATE 6, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 0

                                                                                                1          2                      Total

Massachusetts Maritime (1-4, 0-2 MASCAC)                               0          0          -              0

Westfield State (2-7, 1-1 MASCAC)                                            4          2          -              6

SCORING SUMMARY

WES:    Kayley Miller (Leann Rivard)                                                                   10:11 1^st

WES:    Colleen Bazinet (Kate MacLellan)                                                                        30:04 1^st

WES:    Miller (Kelsey Leandro)                                                                          30:55 1^st

WES:    Miller (Brittanie McGregor)                                                                      34:23 1^st

WES:    MacLellan (Bazinet)                                                                                77:10 2^nd

WES:    McGregor (Ali Pease)                                                                            82:55 2^nd

GOALIE SAVES

MMA:   Rachel Johnson—16

WES:    Jess Habif—0, Jess Pieciak—1

WESTFIELD, Mass. --  Sophomore Kayley Miller (Ludlow, Mass.) netted a hat trick to lead Westfield State to a 6-0 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s soccer victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.

Miller gave the host Owls (2-7, 1-1 MASCAC) the only goal they would need in the 11^th minute on a feed from sophomore Leann Rivard (Chicopee, Mass.), and after sophomore Colleen Bazinet’s (Charlton, Mass.) marker in the 31^st minute extended that margin to 2-0, Miller completed her hat trick by tallying twice in just over three-and-a-half minutes to give Westfield State a 4-0 advantage at the break.  Senior Kate MacLellan (Wilbraham, Mass.) and sophomore Brittanie McGregor (Ludlow, Mass.) completed the hosts’ scoring with goals in the 78^th and 83^rd minutes, respectively, to account for the final score.

Bazinet, MacLellan and McGregor each registered a goal and an assist in the win for Westfield State, which also received helpers from senior Ali Pease (Ludlow, Mass.) and freshman Kelsey Leandro (Dartmouth, Mass.).  Freshman Jess Habif (Holliston, Mass.) picked up the win in goal for the Owls without making a first half save, while junior Jess Pieciak (Three Rivers, Mass.) made one stop over the final 45 minutes of action for the hosts.  Sophomore Rachel Johnson (South Chatham, Mass.) made 16 saves in goal in the setback for the visiting Buccaneers (1-4, 0-2 MASCAC), as Westfield State recorded 38 of the 39 shots for the contest.

Massachusetts Maritime hosts Wheelock in a non-league outing on Tuesday evening at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at 7:00 p.m., while Westfield State hosts Smith in a non-league match on Wednesday evening at Alumni Field that also begins at 7:00 p.m.

Photo courtesy Westfield State Sports Information