Women’s Soccer Falls to Colby-Sawyer in GNAC Opener

PAXTON, MA: The Anna Maria College women's soccer team opened Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action when they took on Colby-Sawyer College this evening at Caparso Field. Despite being in control for much of the first half, the AMCATS could not break through with a goal. After playing to a scoreless first, the Charger would score the first goal of the game a bare 42 seconds into the second half when Bridget O'Connell (Peabody, MA) scored with a helper from Sam Bishop (Windham, NH).

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Score: Colby-Sawyer 4, Anna Maria 0
• Records: Colby-Sawyer Chargers 1-3-1 (1-0-0 GNAC) | Anna Maria AMCATS 2-2-0 (0-1-0 GNAC)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Goalie Alice Yokabaskas (Old Orchard, ME) made her season debut and recorded nine saves. It was her highest save total since she had a career-high 12 against Regis last season.
• Senior midfielder DeAnna Baker (Lansdale, PA) was active on offense, taking three shots to lead the AMCATS.
• The visitors would put up the first goal of the game with just over 10 minutes to go in the first half as Halle Pletzer (Barre, VT) got a cross from Kara Keiper (Peterborough, NH) and fired it into the net.
• The Chargers would score the first goal of the second half a bare 42 seconds in when Bridget O'Connell (Peabody, MA) scored with a helper from Sam Bishop (Windham, NH).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Shots: C-S 19, AMC 10
• Saves: C-S 7, AMC 9
• Fouls: C-S 9, AMC 6
• Corner Kicks: C-S 3, AMC 3

UP NEXT:

Anna Maria will be in action again on Tuesday when they will close out their non-conference schedule by hosting Framingham State at Caparso Field. The teams will take the pitch for a 7 PM kickoff.

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